Reading
What MUST you always READ FIRST?
The WORDS BEFORE THE TITLE
What does the prefix 're' mean? (As in replay)
Again
If you need to write about how a character's feeling change, what must you do?
Tell how the character felt at the beginning, and WHY, how they felt in the middle and WHY and how they felt in the end and WHY
What is figurative language?
When an author writes one thing but really means something else.
What should you do if you read an answer choice and you know it is completely wrong?
Eliminate it (cross it out)
What must you always do when you come to a picture?
Stop, look at it and think
What does an 's show when it is added to a word such as "Ms. Bishop's phone"?
How do you write a good, organized paragraph?
2. Connecting words, idea 1 with evidence
3. Connecting words, idea 2 with evidence
4. Connecting words, idea 3 with evidence
Concluding sentence
What is literal language?
normal sentences - the opposite of figurative language
What should you do if a question says in paragraphs 8-9?
Go back and reread paragraphs 8-9.
What should you do every few paragraphs while you are reading?
Stop, visualize and think
When you write a quote from the text, what should you put around it?
Quotation marks
" "
EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT
What does the word 'prevent' mean?
To stop from happening
What should you do before you 'submit' your test?
What is a detail?
Something small that happened in the text. It is not what the whole story is about.
What does it mean when you are reading and a word is underlined with little dots?
That if you click on it, the computer will give you the definition.
If the test ends with a writing question, does it mean you should rush through it?
NO writing questions are worth the most points!
What is a main idea?
What the whole text is about
What should you do if a question is frustrating you?
Bookmark it and save it for later.