wish 1
wish 2
test taking strategies
Name! That! Figurative! Language!
facts about birds
100

Which answer is immediately wrong for question 34 and why?

B because we don't mention friends anywhere.

100

For question 38, which lines should we look at in the text?

Lines 25 through 28 ONLY! You are making big jumps by looking further than necessary!

100

What should you be matching between Part A and Part B questions?

KEYWORDS

100

great dignity ever attends great grief

personification

100

What is a group of crows called?

A MURDER

200

WHAT IS YOUR ELA GROWTH GOAL?

YOU GOT THIS

200

How much of the poem do you need to read to answer question 34?

THE WHOLE DANG THING

200

What is your ELA growth goal?

YOU GOT THIS 

IF YOU SHOW GROWTH THAT IS A 100 TEST GRADE FOR T3 AND A COUPON FOR A 100 DAILY GRADE (or more depending on how much you grow!)

200

but the people who pull at my heartstrings hard

alliteration

200

What is a group of owls called?

A parliament!

300

What are you distractors for question 34?

A and C because the speaker is uncomfortable with pain and dwelling on difficulties not the subjects of the poem.

300

Justify your answer for question 39.

answers will vary :)

300

What should you be annotating when reading an informational text and why?

main idea of each paragraph because it will help you to understand how the text is constructed

300

I know deep sorrow is like a tide

simile

300

What is a group of flamingoes called?

a flamboyance

400

How do you go about answering question 36?

By plugging the answer choices into the target sentence.

400
How prepared are you for this benchmark?

SO PREPARED - YOU GOT THIS

400

Which answer choices should you read on an ELA test?

ALL OF THEM!

400

The woman who holds in her poor flat purse / the price of her room rent only

alliteration

400

What is a group of finches called?

a charm

500

Which answers for question 37 are too big of a jump?

B and D!

500

Justify your answer for question 40.

answers will vary :)

500

What should you look for when support the meaning of an unknown phrase with text evidence?

PROXIMITY AND CONNOTATION

500

the ones whom destiny hurries

personification

500

What is a group of waxwings called?

a museum