Power Words A
to identify similaritites between two or more things
What is compare?
to quote or paraphrase information from a text
What is cite?
In the passage, the author makes the claim that Harriet Chalmers Adams “demonstrated women can do anything they want in life .” Write an essay analyzing how the author supports the claim . Use evidence from the passage to support your response.
What are the prompt's requirements?
What are:
Analyze how the author supports the claim.
Support your response with evidence from the passage.
Multiple choice questions are designed to test how well you read, not how much you already know about the topic of the passage.
True or False?
What is true?
True or False:
You should get plenty of sleep the night before the test.
What is true?
to identify differences between two or more things
What is contrast?
to make an educated guess about future events
What is predict?
In the passage, the author makes the claim that Harriet Chalmers Adams “demonstrated women can do anything they want in life.” Write an essay analyzing how the author supports the claim. Use evidence from the passage to support your response.
What reading elements must be considered?
author's claim
how the author supports the claim
Words such as best, most, and least in a test question are reminders that you should look for the strongest choice among those listed.
True or False?
What is true?
True or False:
You should read the directions and questions carefully.
What is true?
to develop or plan something from scratch
What is formulate?
to draw a conclusion based on evidence and prior knowledge
What is infer?
In the passage “The Two Gifts,” one traveler mistakenly gives money to a woman in need while another traveler gives no money but later brings her to his inn for dinner. Write an essay analyzing how the motives of the travelers relate to a theme in the passage. Use evidence from the passage to support your response.
What are the prompt's requirements?
determine the theme
analyze how the traveler's motives relate to the theme
use evidence from the passage to support your response
Read the paragraph.
(1) As part of Earth Day activities this year, we planted a new tree on the school lawn. (2) A blue spruce, which all students agreed was the best choice of tree to plant. (3) We first dug a hole, and then we filled the hole halfway with water. (4) Once the water drained into the soil, we placed the tree in the hole.
Which sentence should be revised to correct the inappropriate sentence fragment?
What is sentence 2?
True or False:
It's a good idea to skip breakfast on PSSA testing days.
What is false?
to condense information into a brief, clear overview
What is summarize?
to judge; determine the strengths and weaknesses of
What is evaluate?
In the passage “The Two Gifts,” one traveler mistakenly gives money to a woman in need while another traveler gives no money but later brings her to his inn for dinner. Write an essay analyzing how the motives of the travelers relate to a theme in the passage. Use evidence from the passage to support your response.
What reading elements must you consider?
theme
character's motives (thoughts, actions, words)
Read the paragraph .
(1) Students, who participate in the science activity, will need to wear safety goggles . (2) The counter that is on the south side of the science classroom has a variety of safety goggles . (3) The experiment, which has been used by teachers for years, shows how gases have volume . (4) Baking soda and vinegar are put into a bottle, and then a balloon is attached to the bottle . (5) The chemical reaction that occurs when baking soda and vinegar meet causes gas to inflate the balloon .
Which revision corrects the punctuation error in the paragraph
Remove the commas after Students and activity in sentence 1.
True or False:
You should use scratch paper to organize your ideas before writing.
What is true?
to examine something in detail separating it into parts to understand each component
What is analyze?
to clarify the method, process, or reason behind something
What is explain?
A theme of the passage is vanity can be the cause of reckless actions. Write an essay analyzing how this theme is revealed by the events throughout the passage. Use evidence from the passage to support your response.
What reading elements must you consider in your response?
theme
how the events reveal the theme
Read the sentences from a paragraph.
(1) At the beginning of the school year, the teacher assigned each student a biography to read. (2) The students had three weeks to completely finish reading the biography of a person’s life. (3) Then each student spent three days creating a presentation on the assigned biography. (4) After the students had given their presentations, the class voted for a favorite.
Which sentence should be revised to eliminate redundancy?
What is sentence 2?
True or False:
It is not a good idea to flag questions so that you can come back to them later.
What is false?