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What does central idea mean?

Main point or message 

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Your teachers always tell you to "go back and check your work" when you are done. How should you "check your work" on the state test?
Reread each question carefully and the answer you chose, and check the text again to make sure you still think that is the right answer. Also, make sure you have bubbled in ALL the questions on your scantron
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why is reading the title of a text important?

It can help give us an idea about what the text will be about. or what Genre it is. 
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What should you do if you are not sure what answer choice is the correct one? a) Don't bubble in any answer and leave it blank b) Spend 15 minutes trying to decide on an answer c) Eliminate the obvious wrong answer choices and then make an educated guess
C
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How can you get full credit in a analytical paragraph? What are the the requirements?

1. Claim

2. 2 pieces of evidence

3, 2 analysis

4. conclusion 

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Define verb, noun and adjective.

verb- An action

Noun- Person place thing or idea

Adjective- Describe qualities or characteristics of a noun 

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Is the following sentence in passive voice or active voice?

"The homework was completed by the student."

Passive

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1. What are the genre jots for as non fiction text? 

2. What are the genre jots for as  fiction text?

 3. What are the genre jots for a poem?

1. Topic, Teach, Pov

2. Character, problem, solution,  

3. Deeper meaning, literal meaning 

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Why should you underline or circle key words in the questions?

To help you understand EXACTLY what each question is asking you and help you know what to focus on when you read the passage. The questions are often tricky and if you don't read them carefully and focus on the key words you might make a careless mistake when answering the question!

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In a 5 paragraph essay what are the 3 main sections? 

introduction, body ,conclusion 

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What is the THEME of a story?
the message, moral or lesson
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Is the following sentence in passive voice or active voice?

The dinner was prepared by the chef.

Passive

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What are 3 things you should do BEFORE reading each passage?

1. Read the directions 2. Read the questions you will have to answer. 3. Read the title of the article, story or poem 4. Read the subheadings 5. Look at any pictures and captions 6. Write your genre jots

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What are multipole choice answers called that sound like the answer but aren't?

Distractors!!! DO NOT FALL FOR THEM 

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What is the purpose of the concluding paragraph in an analytical essay?

to restate the thesis and summarize the main points

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“What can you INFER about the main character based on the information in paragraph 3?" The word infer means _________________________
to make an education guess or conclusion based on evidence, prior knowledge (background knowledge), and logical reasoning.
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Define Apartheid. Where did it take place and what did it do? 

The separation of south Africans based on raced or color. similar to segregation in the US. 

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What are at least 3 things you can do to annotate/code the passages you are reading?
1. Underline or highlight important words and sentences. 2. Circle words you don't know and use context clues to try to figure out what the words mean. 3. Write questions and notes in the margins.
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What are some skills you can use or do to help you answer multiple choice questions? Name 3. 

1. Slash and trash (process of elimination) 

2. Invest in the question 

3. write out what you think is the correct answer

4. write out the answers in your own words 

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What is an allusion? provide an example

Allusion means "reference". Eg: In a story one of the characters may ask his friend, "Why did you jump off the roof? Were you trying to be Superman?!" The character is making an ALLUSION or reference to another story/movie (Superman). You may also see a question that uses the word "alludes". ("Why does the author allude to Pandora’s Box in paragraph 4?"). This is the verb form of allusion.