Question Types
Strategies
How well do I know it?
Essay/Short Answer
Good to Know
100
How does the selection’s problem-solution organizational structure most contribute to the author’s purpose?
What is the question asking you about?
How the text structure helps with the author's purpose.
100
What can help me understand what each paragraph in a story is talking about?
Do my main ideas (who/what)
100
What does the plot diagram look like?
DRAW IT OUT.
100
How many paragraphs do I need in my ECR (Extended Constructed Response/Essay)?
3 to 4 paragraphs
100
How long do you have to take your test?
ALL DAY! or at least til 4
200
In paragraph 5 of the selection “Dive into a Sunken Museum,” what does the word fragile mean?
What is the question asking you for?
To figure out the definition/synonym of the word fragile
200
How many times should I be reading my stories?
at least 2 times.
200
What does CONTROLLING IDEA mean?
The main idea!
200
What is something IMPORTANT I need to include in BOTH short answers and essay?
TEXT EVIDENCE
200
Can you take a break during the test?
YES! Just a couple of minutes, not too long.
300
What is most likely the author’s purpose for writing the selection “A Modern-Day Treasure Hunt”?
What is the question asking you?
What is the author's purpose. WHY they wrote the story.
300
What can I use to organize my essay?
Fold a white sheet of paper into a foldable and organize by paragraph
300
When the question asks me to infer...
that means I need to?
Make an educated guess on what the question is asking
300
How do I start to cite my evidence? What is the sentence stem?
According to the text, it states...
According to the text, "_____", it states
The author states...
The text states...
In paragraph ___ it states...
300
Are you only allowed 1 piece of paper?
NO!!! Ask for all the paper you need!
400
What is the most likely reason the poet uses personification throughout the poem?
What is the question asking you?
Why did the poet use personification
400
What do we call a paragraph that sums the whole story up in a few sentences?
a summary! It's important you figure out what the summary is, it may be a question.
400
What types of organizational patterns are there?
Description
Compare and Contrast
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
Chronological
Definition
Classification (Classify)
Advantage/Disadvantage
400
What is the MAX amount of points I can get for my essay?
5 is the most!
3 for organization
2 for conventions
400
Should you charge your chromebook the night before?
UHHH YES PLEASE
500
In what way do the parrot’s actions in paragraph 6 affect the rising action of the story?
What do I need to know to be able to answer this question?
I need to be able to know what a plot diagram is and the parts in it.
500
What else can I use to look up the meaning of a word or a synonym?
The dictionary! An actual one...
500
Tell me what each one is:
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Give human qualities to unhuman things
Comparing 2 things using like or as
Comparing 2 things NOT using like or as
an over exaggeration
500
Does my SCR need to be a certain amount of sentences?
NO! Just answer the question and provide evidence for the answer and it should be correct
500
Am I proud of you?
Yes... more than you'll ever know. You are so capable and I'm 100% sure youre going to be amazing on Tuesday.