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Test Preparedness
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Author’s Craft/Strategies
Testing strategies
Reading and writing Strategies
100

A student stays up till 12 watching TV the night before the ELA State test are they prepared?

No they should've gone to sleep early the day before the exam

100
The big idea or main points. Not a summary of events!
Central/Main idea
100
The author’s use of language to create a vivid picture in the reader’s mind.
Imagery
100

What can you do while reading the text to ensure you understand what is happening in th e text.

Annotate

Underline, Circle, Star 
100

The R in RACE stand for 

Restate the question

200

True/False

You should make sure to eat as much as humanly possible right before school the day of the exam. 

False! 

But you should have a little something to hold you over until lunch and also so you're not hungry during the exam

200
To make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone
Convey
200
A comparison using like or as
Simile 
200

How can you ensure you read the text with focus?

Reading the multiple choice questions before you read the text 

200

What is the first line in an essay called?

A lead or hook

300

True/False - 

Positive self talk before or during the exam is beneficial

True

300

The vantage point from which a story is presented

Point of view/Perspective

300

An object that stands for something more than itself 

Symbolism 

300

A sentence taken directly from the text that supports my inference is?

Cited evidence

Textual evidence 

300

True or False - Can you paraphrase on the ELA state test?

True

400

What day will you ELA State exam start?

Tuesday, March 29th

400

A conversation between two people in literature

Dialogue

400

Comparison without like or as

Metaphor
400

What strategy would you use to to answer a short response question?

RACE

400

True/False

You have to use the RACE strategy for an extended response prompt

False

500

What is the best strategy to use for multiple choice questions?

Trash, trash, treasure, gold

500

Extravagant (a really big) exaggeration

Hyperbole

500

A word that imitates a sound

Onomatopoeia

500

What is one strategy other than highlighting that you can use to take notes while you read?

"Chunking" the text

500

You must have a conclusion paragraph in your essay (extended response), how should you start this paragraph? 

In conclusion,

To sum up,

All in all,