Test Taking Strategies
What is the acronym for Fiction Thinking Jobs and what do they stand for
C, S, C, R, T
True or False: Central Idea and Central Message mean the same thing
False: central message is theme and central idea is main idea
Name two types of text features (that you may be asked about on the test)
Answers may vary: photograph, headings, sidebars
"The author develops Ramón’s point of view in the story mostly by"
This question is asking for what ELA topic?
POV/ Perspective
What is the name of the main character in the Skin I'm In
Maleeka (Madison the 3rd)
Name two of the Nonfiction Think Jobs
Topic, Teach/Gist, Purpose
What is tone?
Tone is the feeling the author is trying convey using words and descriptive details
What are the two things that a summary must include
Central Idea and Supporting Details
"Read this sentence from line 32. I brooded about it all through dinner. What effect does the word “brooded” have in the story?"
What topic/Standard does this question address?
Context Clues/Meaning of words
What are you allowed to do after the ELA state test is over?
Read a book or put your head down
What should you do when the answers for a multiple choice question are lines from the passage OR there is a line referenced in the question
Go back and read the line in context
Name 3 parts of plot and how they contribute to a story
Answers may vary
Name 3 nonfiction text structures that we look for while reading
Descriptive, Cause & Effect, Compare & Contrast, Problem & Solution, Chronological (Sequence)
"What did Jeffrey Turner discover about using Nubian goats for possible silk production?"
True or False: This is a right there question?
True- the answer can be found in the text. You can go back in the text and found out what he discovered
What is the name of the boxer from 'My Corner of the Ring?'
Jesslyn Silva
What do the first bullet points of an extended response help you understand?
What your two short responses or body paragraphs should be about
What word means "A change in the direction of the story"
Turning Point
What do text structure help us understand
The central idea and the author's perspective/Purpose
"How does paragraph 3 fit into the structure of “Excerpt from A Legend of the Wooden Shoes”? Use two details from the story to support your response."
What fiction ELA topic does this question address.
This is a PLOT question
Name 5 teachers at BAM who are not 6th Grade teachers
Answers May Vary
What do you do when you feel like you do not understand a passage?
You reread and search for context clues, get a general idea of what is going on in the passage even you do not understand specific details
Answers may vary
(unfamiliar words, what is happening in an unfamiliar text, figurative language)
What is one way the test may ask you about central idea?
Options: What is the central idea of the text, Which line from the text best shows the central idea of the text, Which line would go in a summary of the text
"In the article “Excerpt from In Omaha, A Library With No Books Brings Technology to All,” how do paragraphs 10 and 15 support the author’s central idea?"
Name all the paragraphs that evidence for this question should come from.
Paragraphs 10 and 15. It says AND not through, so the focus of this question are on these 2 paragraphs.
What was the author's purpose for writing 'Before Columbus'
The author wrote the text to show that the Americas before 1492 were more advanced and sophisticated than previously thought.