MC Strategies
SA Strategies
STAAR Info
ELA Stuff
Figurative Language
100

What is the acronym of strategies that we use to answer multiple choice questions? (acronym examples = DARE, NASA)

RUDE

100

What is the acronym of strategies we use to answer short answer questions? (Examples of acronyms = DARE, NASA)

RACE

100

What do students need to bring to school tomorrow?

A charged iPad.

100

What is the most important thing to do when completing a short answer question or writing an essay.

USE EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT.
100

"As busy as a bee" is an example of what type of figurative language?

Simile.

200

What does the R stand for in RUDE?

Read the question and answer choices.

200

What does the R stand for in RACE?

Read the question. (And underline the important parts.)

200

Where will I keep my cell phone during the STAAR test?

In your backpack, which will be located in the hallway.

200

As we learned in class, how many paragraphs should your essay have?

4.

200
"The sun smiled down on us" is an example of what type of figurative language?

Personification.

300

What does the U stand for in RUDE?

Underline keywords and unfamiliar words.

300

What does the A stand for in RACE?

Answer the question.

300

What should a student do if they don't know a word on the STAAR test?

Look it up in the digital dictionary.

300

What point of view has a narrator that tells the story who knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters?

3rd person omniscient

300
"Silly Sally said stop" is an example of what type of figurative language?

Alliteration.

400

What does the D stand for in RUDE?

Define the words.

400

What does the C stand for in RACE?

Cite evidence.
400

What time does testing end?

1:45 pm

400

What organizational pattern (the way an author arranges the text) is used to show how one event can impact other events?

Cause and effect.

400

"Her brain is the size of a pea" is what type of figurative language?

Hyperbole.

500

What does the E stand for in RUDE?

Eliminate wrong answers.

Evaluate remaining answers.

500

What does the E stand for in RACE?

Explain the answer and evidence.

500

What time do students go to the cafeteria for lunch?

Students don't go to the cafeteria for lunch.

500

"Love conquers all" is an example of what?

A theme.

500
"Life is a highway" is an example of what type of figurative language?

Metaphor.