Basic ELA
This punctuation marks the ends a sentence.
What is a period.
The value of 8 × 7.
To support a claim in informational text, authors use these specific details from the passage.
What is textual evidence
If a pizza is cut into 8 slices and 4 friends share them equally each friend gets this many slices.
What is 2 slices.
This is what you should always do first when you get your test—read these carefully!
The term for a word that shows action, like "run" or "jump."
This shape has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles.
What is a square.
This is the underlying message or lesson about life that the author conveys through the story, often universal.
A recipe uses 2 cups of flour for 4 servings. How many cups for 1 serving?
What is 0.5 cups.
Before answering, eliminate these choices to improve your odds.
What are obvious wrong answers.
This figure of speech compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
A shirt costs $40. It is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price?
What is $30
This is the problem or struggle that drives the plot in a literary text.
What is conflict.
A car travels 150 miles in 3 hours. What is the unit rate?
What is 50 miles per hour.
What should you do if you're stuck on a question?
What is skip it and come back later.
What do we call the main character in a story—the main good guy or central figure.
What is a protagonist
In the order of operations (PEMDAS), what comes first:
What are parentheses.
If a text says "The arid desert had no water," "arid" most likely means this.
What is dry.
You earn $45 for 5 hours. How much would you earn in 8 hours at the same rate?
What is 72.
If you finish early, use the remaining time to do this
What is go back over your answers, especially the ones you were unsure about.
This figure of speech gives human qualities to non-human things, like "the wind whispered.
What is personification.
The slope of the line passing through points (2,3) and (5,9).
What is is 2? (rise over run = (9-3)/(5-2) = 6/3 = 2)
In "The politician's decision was met with widespread acclaim," "acclaim" means this based on positive context.
A number multiplied by 4 and then decreased by 6 equals 18. What is the number?
What is 6
This technique involves underlining key words in the question or passage to stay focused.
What is annotating.