Writing Strategies
Test Steps
Thank You Ma'am
Prefixes
Miscellaneous
100

Comparison using "like" or "as"

Simile

100

What are the three labels you can assign to multiple choice questions?

TDQ (Text Dependent Question)

VIC (Vocabulary In Context)

E (Evidence)

100
In what city/neighborhood is Thank You Ma'am set?

Harlem/New York

100

When driving, she always wears her seatbelt as a precaution.


What is the meaning of the prefix "pre"?

before

100

Dr. Bernard Harris' school number is 250. Johnston Square is 16. What is NAF's school number?

421

200

Imagery is the author's way of making a story feel real by relating it to your five senses. What are those senses?

Hear, Taste, Touch, Smell, See

200

What strategy should be used to answer multiple choice questions?

Process of elimination

200

Who are the protagonists in the story? (main characters)

Roger and Mrs. Jones

200

I need to reread the passage in order to understand it.


What is the meaning of the prefix "re"?

again

200

What is NAF's mascot?

Screaming Eagles

300

"Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name."

Is this a hyperbole or personification?

Personification

300

Non-fiction/informational text focus question

Author's Viewpoint/Author's Claim


300

Why did Roger attempt to steal Mrs. Jones pocketbook?

He wanted a pair of blue suede shoes.

300

I disagree with the rule that we have to wear uniforms to school.


What is the meaning of the prefix "dis"?

Not, opposite of

300

Yesterday, our N.A.L team won their game. Which school did they play?

The Stadium School

400

My mother gave me a billion chores to do last night.

Is this a hyperbole or personification?

Hyperbole

400

Fiction/literary text focus question

3C's (Character, Conflict, Climax) Setting and Theme

400

In what type of apartment does Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones live? (Provide specific name)

Kitchenette

400

I misspelled a word on my spelling test.

Sometimes I misbehave in class.

What is the meaning of the prefix "mis"?

Wrongly

400

How many Kickboard dollars did you have to pay to get a ticket to the dance?

$60

500

Provide an example of alliteration.

Answers vary.

500

At least how many pieces of text evidence should you include in any paragraph you write?

Two

500

Who is the author of Thank You Ma'am?

Langston Hughes

500

Ms. Newsome makes us read non-fiction texts everyday.

She pretended to tie a nonexistent shoelace.


What is the meaning of the prefix "non"?

not, opposite of

500

What room number is this classroom?

209