Set Up for Success
What is the name of the test we have been preparing for
What is the NJSLA
The place value of the digit 6 in the number 6,482.
What is the thousands place.
In literature, this refers to the major issue or problem that characters in a story must overcome.
What is the conflict?
To ensure your success on the NJSLA, if you are finished early, you can do this to make sure you have completed each question to the best of your ability.
What is recheck your answers before submitting?
You are permitted to use a calculator for some sections of the NJSLA.
What is TRUE
What does the acronym PEMDAS mean?
What is PARENTHESES, EXPONENTS, MULTIPLICATION, DIVISION, ADDITION, SUBTRACTION
This, which is usually found in the last sentence of the introductory paragraph, is a term used to describe the central idea of your argument for both the RST and the Literary Analysis task.
What is the thesis statement?
What grades take the NJSLA
What is grade 3rd-8th
How many time should you read the directions?
What is 2-3 times.
When answering a constructed response question, you should draw a picture or show your work.
What is: TRUE
These are words used to connect ideas.
What are transition words?
Round 7.386 to the nearest tenth
What is 7.4
Should you monitor the amount of time you have remaining when taking the NJSLA
What is: TRUE
This is the value of pie (3.14159....) rounded to the nearest hundredth.
What is 3.14
This NJSLA task is concerned with you understanding and creating a story.
What is the Narrative task?
What is: FALSE
Before you begin reading any texts, answering multiple choice or writing a response, what is the first step you should take and why?
What is break down the prompt?
The greatest common factor (GCF) of 12 and 18.
What is 6.
These are the number of sources that appear on the Research Simulation task.
What are three sources?
True or False: You shouldn't waste time planning your written responses.
What is FALSE?
Before you begin reading any texts, answering multiple choice or writing a response, what is the second step you should take and why?
What is annotate?
Simplify 3x+4x
What is 7x
In literature, this refers to the life lesson learned by characters that can be applied to other stories
What is the theme?
True or False: When you don't know the answer, you should narrow it down to TWO and guess.
What is TRUE?
Before you begin reading any texts, answering multiple choice or writing a response, what is the last step you should take and why?
What is outline?
Distribute 3(2x+4)
What is 6x+12
The Research Simulation Task will ask you to read and synthesize only these types of texts.
What are nonfiction texts?
What is is called when you track your thoughts while reading?
What is annotating
This is the most important strategy to use when answering multiple-choice questions
What is the process of elimination
What is an equilateral triangle?
What is a triangle that all 3 sides the same length and all 3 angles are equal.
Unlike the RST which does not use these sources, these types of sources will appear on a Literary Analysis Task.
What are fictional texts?
True or False: You should read PART A and PART B before choosing an answer to a multiple-choice question
What is TRUE?
What are 3 things you can do to better prepare for the NJSLA
What is get a good nights sleep, eat a good breakfast, come to school on time, turn in your cell phone, or leave your backpack at home
Tell me 5 2/3 as an improper fraction.
What is 17/3
This NJSLA Writing task is concerned with you synthesizing findings of nonfiction texts.
What is the Research Simulation task?
What is a perfect score on the NJSLA
What is 850