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Context Clues
ELA Test
100

What is the Main Idea?

What a question is mostly about.

100

What words mean life lesson?

1. Central message 

2. Theme 

3. Central idea 

100

We had to vacate the building when the tornado siren sounded because no one could be left inside

Leave empty

100

What does ADD stand for in a short response question?

Answer, Detail, Detail 

200

What do you ALWAYS jot at the end of a non-fiction passage?

Main Idea

200

What do you ALWAYS jot at the end of a fiction passage? 

Life lesson, theme, central message 

200

My body was still quivering after my brother jumped out from behind the bush to scare me.

Shaking
200

What should you always do when reading a test passage?

Roadmap and code

300

What are strategies to determine the main idea?

1. look for repeating words 2. Find the topic and the "so what" about a topic 3. Figure out what each paragraph is mostly about and connect ideas

300
How do you know a text is fiction?

1. Characters

2. Problem/Solution 

3. Setting 

4. The events are not real or have not actually happened in real life.

300

The giant ice cream sundae was so scrumptious that I ate the entire thing.

delicious

300

True or False: It is okay to make accidental stray marks on your bubble sheet, as long as you fill in the circles correctly?

False

400

What is the difference between expository nonfiction and narrative nonfiction?

Expostiory Nonfiction is about a topic

Narrative Nonfiction is about one person or thing

400

What is a cause? What is an effect? 

Cause: Why 

Effect: What happened

400

The players were rattled by the quick score against them and took time to settle down.

confuse or upset
400

What are the two most important steps when answering multiple choice questions?

1. Mark up the answers (x the wrong, -possible answers)

2. GO BACK TO THE TEXT (underline when needed)

500

Tigers are a type of cat but they are very different from house cats. Cats make noises like purring and meowing. Tigers roar very loudly What is the main idea?

Tigers and cats are different 

500
  • My brother, John and I are having so much fun playing outside today! There is mud in our backyard from the storm earlier this morning. WE are driving trucks up, ovder, and around the hills created by the rain. Toward the end we just started splashing each other. By the look on Mom’s face, I think we might be in trouble.


Who is telling this story?

A: John

B. James

C. Mom


How do you know?

B. James 


The sentence says "my brother John and I". James is the best choice because it couldn't be their mom and Johns name is already in the sentence.

500

As the koals travel from tree to tree in search of food, the baby will cling to its mother’s back. The baby is unable to travel on its own when it is so little, so it holds on tightly to its mother’s back to get to the new location. By holding on tightly, the baby koala is safe during travel.


What does the word cling mean as it is used in the passage?



To hold onto 

500

What do you need to get the full 2 points on a short response questions?

1. Correct answer 

2. Two Details