What key words tell me that it's going to be a character traits question?
feeling, best describes
100
How should I answer a summary question?
Label each answer choice as BME and label each sentence with the paragraph numbers. Check for a sentence from the beginning, the middle and the end.
100
What prefix means "again"?
re-
100
Am I allowed to use a dictionary on the test?
Absolutely!
100
What should you do the night before a test?
Go to bed early/ get a good nights rest
200
What key words tell me that this question will be an inference question?
The reader can tell, the reader can conclude, probably, most likely...
200
How should my passage look as I am taking my test?
It should be labeled with the question numbers, proving where I found my answers, annotations that show my understanding of the text and BME strategy
200
Which prefix means "before"?
pre-
200
If I am unsure of what answer to put, what should I do?
(A.) Look at my neighbor's paper (B.) Mark it, Skip it and go back to it later (C.) Ask my teacher for the answer (D.) Guess.
(B.) Mark it, Skip it and go back to it late
200
What does it mean if the story has sentences that uses extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
300
What key words tell me that a question is comparing and contrasting something or someone?
similar, different, same, difference, both
300
What should you box in the question?
All important words!
300
What does the prefix "dis" mean in this example: dishonest
not
300
When should I begin bubbling my answers?
As you answer them to make sure that you don't run out of time.
300
When the sentence before or after gives you hints to the meaning of a word, which context clue is that?
Read surrounding sentences.
400
What key words tell me I have a main idea question in front of me?
what is the central idea, what is the main idea, mostly about, mainly about
400
What does the "U" in rubies mean in regards to a reading test?
Understand
400
What does the prefix "un" mean?
not
400
Am I allowed to draw or make extra marks on the scantron
Absolutely not!
400
What is one way we can tell that a story is written in first person?
When the narrator says I. When the narrator is apart of the story.
500
What key words tell me I have a sequence question in front of me?
before, after, right before, right after, next, first
500
Why should I make notes on my test near my answer choices or in the paragraphs?
To make sure I choose the best answer. To prove my answer correct.
500
Give an example using the prefix "mis-" and tell what the prefix "mis" means.
Answers will vary. Mis- means wrong or incorrect
500
When is the best time to close my test?
After i have answered all questions, proven all answers, and double checked my answers.
500
What words signal that the poet is using a simile?