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Multiple Choice
Reading
Essays
Miscellaneous
100
How many days of the language arts section is next week?
What is two days?
100
How many multiple choice questions per short story on the reading comprehension section?
What is nine
100
How many reading passages/short stories are given during the scored part of the language arts section?
What is four
100
How many essays are going to be on the test?
What is two
100
Persuasive essays show the reader the side that you believe in. True or False?
What is True
200
How much time do you get for each reading comprehension section?
What is 30 minutes
200
If a question is asking you about synonyms for a word in the passage, what should you do to figure out the answer?
Plug all of the answer choices back into the passage and see which one makes the most sense.
200
What types of reading passages will be on the NJ ASK?
What is nonfiction (informational) and fiction (narrative)
200
The personal "I" should be used as much as possible in a persuasive essay. True or False?
What is False
200
What should every essay/narrative begin with?
Catchy hook
300
How many scores open ended questions are on the language arts section?
What is four
300
What does the "A" in RASSE stand for?
Answer all parts in your own words
300
What is the highest score for the OPEN ENDED responses?
What is 4
300
What are the different possible essays that you could see on the NJ ASK?
What is persuasive, narrative, explanatory experience, explanatory quote
300
How long will you have for the narrative/explanatory prompt section?
What is 30 minutes
400
How many points is the narrative/explanatory essay worth?
What is 6 points
400
How long should an open ended response be? What does this usually depend on?
What is 1 - 2 paragraphs. It usually depends on the number of bullets.
400
Name three test-taking strategies you can use while completing the reading comprehension section of the test
Answers will vary
400
What are the three possible things the body paragraphs of an explanatory experience could focus on?
Parts of one experience/event; Several different experiences/events; Reasons/examples
400
What did Mrs. Cobos recently say you should try to do when writing a narrative?
Make it creative by including some complications or twists (story MOUNTAIN, not a story hill)
500
How many points is the persuasive essay worth?
What is 12 points
500
What does the "R", "S", "S", "E" stand for?
What is Restate the question, Support your answer using details/examples/quoted text, Support quoted text with an explanation, End with a connection
500
True or False? Leaving answers blank is a good idea.
What is False
500
How long do you have for the persuasive prompt section?
What is 45 minutes
500
When you're taking the test next week, what's the most important thing you should have with you at all times to ensure you do the best job possible?
CONFIDENCE