Test Strategies
What should you do at home the morning of the test?
Eat a good breakfast
What do we call the animals or people in a story?
Characters
What is it called when you compare to things using LIKE or AS?
Simile
This part of speech is a person, place, thing.
Noun
How many times should you read the passage?
At least twice - once for fluency, twice for comprehension! (Read it again if you still do not understand it)
Can you submit the test without letting Ms. Meador or another teacher know?
NO!!!!! A teacher has to watch you submit your test!
What do we call "where the story takes place?"
What text feature lists heading along with their page numbers? (at the beginning)
Table of Contents
This part of speech is an action.
Verb
How can you use the marking tools on the computer during the test?
Highlight text-based evidence, highlight key words, and POE your answer choices
Can I take the whole test in one day?
YES! I need to take my time.
What is a prefix? What is the prefix of unhappy?
It comes before a root word, and un.
What is the author's purpose?
Why the author wrote the text.
This part of speech describes a noun.
What do you do to the answer choices you know are wrong?
cross them out
What can you when you finish the test?
Put your head down and sleep. NO TALKING! You have to wait until EVERYONE is finished with the test.
What do we call "what a passage is mostly about?"
Main Idea or central idea
What are the three reasons a author writes a passage or story?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
How do we know a character in the story is speaking? What is it called?
The text is in between quotation marks, and it is called dialogue.
How do you prove your answers?
Highlighting and writing the paragraph number you found your answer
I will remember that I am _______. I will take ________. Mr. Hill __________.
I am smart!
my time!
Ms. Meador is proud of me no matter what I make on the test as long as I tried my best!
What do we call "the message or the lesson of a story?"
Theme
What are the groups of lines in poems called?
Stanzas
What is a story that is fake called?
Fiction
I CAN and WILL take (two things)
my time and check my work.