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D. None of the Above
100
The number of minutes for a persuasive essay.
What is 45?
100
Look! Over there! Is it an opening paragraph? Does it have one of these to start it off?
What is a hook?
100
"My voice...", "His voice...", "My father's voice..." It is important to notice this because if you do see the pattern, you may have picked up on something important. This is an example of .....
What is repeating words?
100
Since this is a reading question, this is the most important thing about your answer.
What is that it's a correct answer to the question?
100
This is when you should scan the reading passage and look at titles, pictures and bold words.
What is before reading?
200
30 minutes for this type of essay
What is explanatory or speculative?
200
This prompt is an example of this type of essay: Think what it would be like to live one day in the setting of your favorite book or short story. What would happen to you in this place? What would you do? Use your knowledge of the setting of a book or short story along with your imagination to write a story about your experience in this place.
What is narrative/speculative?
200
Headings, underlined words, bold words, pictures, graphs and charts are all examples of this.
What are text features?
200
The number of paragraphs an open-ended should be if it has two bullets in the question.
What is 2?
200
These are the two types of questions you could see. One means the information comes right from the text. The other means you are making a guess based on evidence in the text and your own knowledge.
What is literal and inferential?
300
Introduction, body and conclusion all equal this amount of paragraphs needed for a persuasive essay.
What is 5?
300
This prompt is an example of this type of essay: WRITING TASK Write an essay either supporting or opposing the claim that student learning will improve if all student textbooks are replaced with electronic reading books. Use your knowledge and your own experience or observation to develop your essay. Use reasons, facts, examples and/or other evidence to support your position.
What is persuasive/argument?
300
While you are reading, this is a good technique to help you remember where information is in the text. It's also a shape you may have learned from watching Dora the Explorer.
What is circle? Circle information in the text so you know where to look for answers.
300
At least two pieces of textual ________ are needed to support an an.swer
What is evidence or support?
300
The place where you can find the answers to all the multiple choice questions. (This one is so easy it's hard!)
What is in the text?
400
This is the number of reading passages that will appear on the test. It is also the number of open-ended items on the test.
What is 4?
400
This prompt is an example of this type of essay: Anne Frank once said, “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Think about what Anne Frank is saying regarding how people can improve the world around them. Write an essay about how people can improve the world around them. Use your knowledge and your own experience or observation to develop your essay. Use details, reasons, and examples in your explanation.
What is explanatory?
400
The two types of reading passages that will be on the NJASK
What is informational and fiction?
400
This is the number one reason students receive low scores on the open-ended item.
What is not answering all parts of the question?
400
This type of question is asking you to identify the author's purpose for writing the piece. They want to know what the point is.
What is main idea?
500
If you add up the time for a persuasive essay, the time for an explanatory essay and add in the 30 minutes for each of the four reading passages, this is how many minutes the language arts portion of NJASK will take.
What is 195?
500
Bringing the reader from the beginning of your essay all the way to the end staying on the same train of thought. It's a complete circle!
What is a full-circle ending?
500
These types of words will help you understand the text structure. It's a sign!!!
What are signal words?
500
Don't just use the text! Say things like, "for example" or 'The text says". Better yet, take words from the text specifically. That's called this...
What is a quote?
500
Knowing this, or how the text is set up, will help you answer questions like what caused something or what is the effect of something else.
What is the text structure?