Strategies
Reading
Math
Writing
Vocabulary
100
The math strategy CUPS stands for this.
What is Circle, Underline, Plan of Attack, and Solve?
100
p. 37 #1 A judgement made before all the facts are known must be called _________. A. harsh B deliberate C. sensible D. premature E. fair
What is D?
100
Multiplication is the same thing as doing what other operation repeatedly?
What is addition?
100
BB. pg 801 # 1
B
100
Name one prefix and give an example of it in a word
Various answers
200
These are the three "Ps" from the CUPS strategy.
What are Picking Numbers, Picture This, and Plugging In?
200
p. 909 #1 May Sarton had a ___________ career: it __________ from 1929 when Poetry magazine published her early sonnets, to 1994, when her last collection of poems came out. A. limited...developed B. diverse...founded C. variable... declined D. lengthy... lasted E. sedate... soared
What is D?
200
Any positive or negative number and zero
What is an integer?
200
BB pg. 801 #3
C
200
This root means "peace, calm"
What is "pac"?
300
These are two strategies for writing the essay.
What are answering the question from the prompt, writing a long essay, including a thesis statement, agree or disagreeing, saving time to reread, and outlining? (Any two of the above are acceptable)
300
Orangutans are ________ apes: they typically conduct most of their lives up in the trees of tropical rainforests. A) indigenous B) transitory C) recessive D) pliant E) arboreal
What is E?
300
BB. pg. 952 #14 :)
What is 3/50?
300
BB pg. 472 #21
C
300
This words means "someone who is self-taught."
What is autodidact
400
This is the strategy for answering passage-based reading questions.
What is Skim, Mark, and Eliminate?
400
Turn to page 645 and read the passage before question 8. Find the answer to question 8.
What is C?
400
BB page 797 #9 :)
What is D (n+4)?
400
BB pg 555 #13
E
400
This suffix means "someone who is afraid, or fear of something"
What is "phobe, phobia"?
500
CUES stands for this and is used to do this.
What is Contradictory, Unsupported, Extreme, and Slightly Wrong? And what is eliminate incorrect answer choices from passage-based reading questions?
500
Turn to p. 843 and read the passage above question 11. Find the answer to question 11.
What is B?
500
BB Page 655 #16 :)
What is 3?
500
Passage BB pg. 473 #33 #35
#33 A #35 B
500
Give the definition of Circumlocution. If you don't know the word, break it down by its prefix and root to try to figure out the meaning.
What is "a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea" (or similar definition). The prefix is circum which means "around" and the root is "loq, log, loc, lix" which means to "talk."