Context Clues
Academic Vocabulary
Types of Questions
Be Ready to Test
Potpourri
100

The relationship between joy/happiness.

What is 'synonym'?

100

Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees.  

What are 'complementary angles'?
100

On the PARCC test, you have a menu of possible answers that opens when you click 'choose'.  What type of question is this? 

What is 'drop-down'?

100

The recommended healthy sleep duration.

What is '8 to 10 hours'?

100

A strategy to check whether your answer(s) to an equation is/are accurate.  

What is 'substitution'?

200

The relationship between eagle: bird.  

What is 'item/category'?

200

Words pronounced alike, but with different meanings. 

What are 'homophones'?

200

On PARCC, you have one prompt that must be answered following three different steps.  What type of question is this?

What is 'multiple parts'?

200

What you should eat in the morning before a test (or really, every morning!).

What is 'a healthy breakfast'?

200

The secret to a higher-paying job, earlier retirement, more job satisfaction, and less risk of unemployment.  

What is 'college'?

300

The relationship between honest:dishonest.  

What is 'antonym'?

300

The attitude a writer takes toward the audience.  

What is 'tone'?

300

On the PARCC test, you are asked to use your mouse to click and move an answer to a question.  What type of question is this?

What is 'drag and drop'?

300

The questions you should answer first.  

What are 'the easy questions or the questions you know immediately'?

300

The strategy where you get rid of the answers you know are not correct.  

What is 'elimination' or 'eliminate wrong answers'?

400

The relationship between glossary:textbook.

What is 'part/whole'. 

400

Difference between things.

What is 'contrast'?

400

On PARCC, you have a multiple choice question that prompts you to choose the three correct responses. What type of question is this?

What is 'fixed number of answers'?

400

What you should do before you go to bed the night before a test.  

What is 'set your alarm'?

400

PARCC is used to measure your readiness for this test you take in high school.  (hint:  it is a test score that colleges look at!)

What is 'SAT'?

500

What is the relationship between did not study: failed the test?

What is 'cause/effect'?

500

The result of adding.  

What is 'sum'?

500

Explain why Alixya's answer is incorrect.  What type of question is this?

What is 'error analysis'?

500

Deep breathing and having a positive attitude are strategies that help you overcome this test-related feeling.  

What is 'test anxiety'?

500

The full name for IAR.  

What is 'I am ready' or 'Illinois Assessment of Readiness'?