Multiple Choice
"Chris Hadfield stepped out of the space shuttle Endeavour and into history on April 22, 2001, as the first Canadian to walk in space." Which of the Ws is not answered in this Lead sentence? A. Who, B. Why, C. When, D. What
B. Why
"Name a person you admire and explain why you admire him or her." This is an example of a(n) A. Text Reference Question B. Opinion Question C. Summary Question D. Multiple Choice Question
Opinion Question
How many body paragraphs should there be in your essay?
Three
True or false: One quote is enough in a news report.
False. You should try to use at least 2 quotes.
True of False? If you don't know a multiple choice question you should skip it and come back to it later.
True. Time management is important!
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank. Like his father, the artist George Berthon _________________________ A. painted portraits to support his family. B. his paintings of portraits supported his family. C. and also painted portraits to support his family. D. whose famous portraits were painted to support his family.
A. painted portraits to support his family.
What does APE stand for in APE paragraphs?
Answer, proof, extend/explain
When writing your body paragraphs, it is important to end each paragraph with what?
A concluding sentence.
The first 1-2 sentences of a news report.
The lead.
True or false: The only reason you may take out your phone during a test is to use an online dictionary.
False. You should not have a device out for any reason.
Choose the sentence that has correct punctuation. A. My friend asked me, have you ever been to Quebec City? B. My friend asked me? Have you ever been to Quebec City.” C. My friend asked me, “Have you ever been to Quebec City?” D. My friend asked me, “Have you ever been to Quebec City”?
C. My friend asked me, “Have you ever been to Quebec City?”
Explain one way you can "support" a short answer response.
By using examples from the text, your own life experiences, examples from the world around you
When writing your essay, in which order should you state your arguments?
1. Second strongest 2. Weakest 3. Strongest
Write a Lead sentence for the following Headline: "Students Clean Up the Local Waterfront"
Your answer must include who, what, where, when, why. Sample: On Tuesday, October 3rd, students from Essex District High School organized a field trip to the beach to help clean up the garbage that was causing tourists to disperse from the area.
True or False? If an answer space has 6 lines, you can continue on the space below only if you're finishing up a sentence.
True.
Choose the option that best combines all the information in the boldfaced sentences. The car’s tire was flat. We had to repair it. We didn’t make it to the game. A. We repaired the car’s tire because it was flat. B. The car’s tire was flat and we repaired it and we didn’t make it to the game. C. We didn’t make it to the game, because we had to repair the car’s flat tire. D. We repaired the car’s tire when it was flat, then we didn’t make it to the game.
C. We didn’t make it to the game, because we had to repair the car’s flat tire.
You should begin your paragraph with this type of sentence.
Topic sentence
True or false: In your opinion essay you should focus on both sides of the argument equally.
False. You should stick to one side in order to have a clear argument.
Name two people you could quote for a news article that has the following headline: "Students Clean Up the Local Waterfront"
A student involved, a teacher/principal from the school, a resident from the area
1 in _____ Canadian adults are in the lowest level of literacy (Level 1).
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
7
Choose the sentence that is written correctly. A. Six cookies is lying on the table. B. Three miles is not too far to walk. C. Half the students wants to go by bus. D. Two cups of cornflakes and three glasses of juice is served for breakfast.
B. Three miles is not too far to walk.
The highest level you can get on the 'Code' grading system for short answers is Code _____.
Code 30.
True or false: You need direct quotes in your opinion essay.
False. No quote are necessary as there is no main text to work from. A sample question could be, "Do you think students should be required to wear uniforms at school?"
What could a conclusion be for a news report with the following headline: "Students Clean Up the Local Waterfront"
Answer should look to the future. The students feel that they were able to accomplish a good deed in the short time that they were at the beach. They have already started plans for their next local clean up.
The unemployment rate for people at the lowest literacy level is 26%, compared with ____% for those at the highest literacy level.
a) 2%
b) 4%
c) 6%
4%