Testing Strategies
The testing strategy to use when I don't know the meaning of a word.
Use a dictionary.
Simone has included a sentence in the fourth paragraph (sentences 8 - 11) that repeats information. Which sentence should be removed from this paragraph?
B
Ms. Allen's favorite chips are...
jalapeno
The five parts of a plot, seen in the fiction genre.
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
Name the two most popular chips in middle school
takis and hot fries
The format I should use for an SCR (short-constructed response).
An ACE paragraph.
Which sentence can be added after sentence 29 to bring this story to a more effective closing?
B
Ms. Allen's two class rules.
1. Be nice to me.
2. Don't act a fool.
the organizational pattern that presents an issue and a way to solve that issue, seen in the informational genre.
problem and solution
Name one of the two chocolate snacks Ms. Allen has in her drawers
reese's or hershey's
Changes my chances of being correct from 25% to 50%.
Eliminating two answers.
Simone needs a better transition into the sixth paragraph (sentences 15-18). Which sentence should replace sentence 15 to improve this transition?
C
this guy collects gold rings and is blue.
sonic
This is the part of the plot that is the shortest, usually where the character has a major change or realization.
Climax
the name of Ms. Allen's coffee snack?
Kopiko
The two things I should do BEFORE the STAAR test to make sure my brain is ready.
1. Go to sleep at a good time. 2. Eat a good breakfast.
What revision, if any, is needed in sentence 13?
D
Personification.
What genre has elements including using impossible events to explain natural phenomena?
myths/mythology
List all the flavors of jolly ranchers.
cherry, watermelon, green apple, grape, blue raspberry
The correct organization Ms. Allen taught us for writing our ECRs.
Thesis, A1C1E1, A2C2E2, Conclusion
Simone wants to combine the ideas in sentences 24 and 25. Write a sentence that combines these ideas in a clear and effective way.
Possible answers: The next day, I busily looked for things to include, and I noticed how much I actually had to be grateful for.
The next day, as I busily looked for things to include, I noticed how much I actually had to be grateful for.
Etc.
This is what I ask you after you ask me if you can eat your snack.
"Are you going to make a mess?"
What makes realistic fiction realistic?
Any of the following are allowable:
1. Takes place in the real world.
2. Could happen in real life.
3. Involves characters dealing with a realistic or relatable problem.
This is the name of a snack that is usually baked in the oven and is made of dough, and it has a circular hole in the middle.
Do-nut/doughnut.