Why was Jed not sure he wanted to join the Pony Express?
What are the key words in this question and why are they the easiest to search for?
Jed, Pony, Express: proper nouns / capitalized
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When you begin filling in the bubbles on your answer sheet
At the end of the test
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How might context clues that seem easy on the test trick you?
They could be multiple meaning words! Ex. "assignment" / "park"
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What do these three words mean? apprehensive, contortion, and disdain
nervous, twisting (in pain), and hate / disgust
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If someone invented something in the middle of the 13th Century, around what year was it?
1250
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Find: daydream
In class the next day, Andre introduced deep-sea diving, emphasizing that a diver needs to learn how to
use highly technical equipment, and must scrupulously observe several safety precautions. Lillian spent the
next two days absorbed in thoughts of air pressure regulators, weight belts, and a variety of other contraptions she had never even heard of before. At night when she was at home watching the latest videos, she would stare at the television screen and daydream about all of the marvelous places she would visit once she was certified in scuba diving.
bottom
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When might a main idea tree help, and what are two types? (Explain fully)
When you're stuck between two answers. There's the paragraph (broken by sentence, led by TS) and the story/passage (broken by paragraph, led by 1st Par.)
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What objective is this question, and should it be easy, medium, or hard? Why?
What title would be best for this passage?
Main idea - medium, since you have to read everything to answer it.
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What do these words mean? fragrance, illuminate, malleable, monotonous
smell, light up, able to be molded, unchanging
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What are two possible ways to make sure that you are mentally ready the day of the test day?
have a good breakfast / sleep fully / stay away from drama / stretch often
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Find the key word and answer the question.
What did the computer help him do?
As a young artist Csuri used traditional forms of painting. Then he discovered the potential of the
computer as a tool for creating art. He began to experiment with computer techniques that would imitate a
paintbrush. With time he was able to create art on the computer that looked as if it were glass, charcoal, wood
and metal. Using the computer allowed him to produce three-dimensional effects. His experimental approach
to computer-generated art did not always produce good results. Over time, however, it has been successful. The
greatest challenge in his work has been creating the effect of realistic motion for images of people
produce 3D effects, middle
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How do you figure out the answer between two context clues / unknown vocabulary choices? / what should you always do for context clues?
Plug the answer into the sentence in the word's place to see if it makes sense.
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What objective is this question, and should it be easy, medium or hard? Why?
The author of this selection would probably:
Hard: author's purpose / tone - the answer is not in the passage and must be inferred
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What do these words mean? obscure, pertinent, recluse, serenity, tactic
dark / unclear, relevant, removed, peacefulness, strategy
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How long has it been since the beginning of this activity?
(teacher answer)
400
What are the three types of "easy" word searches you should look for?
numbers, proper nouns, long, hard words
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What is the last choice option if you have NO IDEA on vocabulary? AND an example of what you might see
Try to use your Spanish knowledge / any spanish root words (translucent, scribe, etc.)
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What is the difference between tone and mood? Give one example
tone - how the author feels, mood - how the reader feels. Examples vary.
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What do these words mean? vigilant, aptitude, bluff, commotion, conspicuous, debris