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If you were asked to identify the
author's purpose
, what does that mean?
Find the author's purpose of life
Find the author's name
Find the authors reason for writing the story
Find the authors opinion
2
What type of figurative language is "the big, brown bear brought berries"?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
3
Poems
are organized in
Shapes
Lines and Stanzas
They aren't organized
Paragraphs
4
If a short answer question asks you to identify
the author's point of view
, what is it asking you to look for?
Whether it's fiction or non-fiction
The main idea
Their attitude about a topic
The problem and solution
5
What is
story structure
?
What the main idea of the story is
If there is proper grammar
The language the story is written
How the story plot is organized
6
If you are asked to make an
inference
, what do you need to do?
Sequence the events in the story
Make a character list
Find the main idea
Make an educated guess
7
"The story is about friendship because." Is this a complete sentence?
YES
NO
8
If a story is structured as a
compare and contrast
, what key features will you see?
explains a problem and how it could be solved
analyzes similarities and differences of two things
describes an event that happened and the affect
information is organized by following a clear order (usually chronological)
9
What kind of
figurative language
is "a prickly situation"?
onomatopoeia
alliteration
simile
metaphor
10
5. What is the correct order of
plot elements
?
Beginning, Middle, and End
None of the above
Exposition, Rising Actions, Climax, Falling Actions, and Resolution
Resolution, Climax, Falling Actions, Start, and Ending
11
If a question asks you how two paragraphs
are related
, what is it asking you to do?
Find how the paragraphs are connected
Find the difference between the two paragraphs
Find the paragraphs in the text
Find how the paragraphs are unrelated
12
"the dog was walking in the park"- What grammar mistakes are there in this sentence?
It's missing a period and the "T" needs to be capitalized.
There are none, it's perfect!
The "T" in the and the "D" in dog need to be capitalized.
There needs to be a period at the end of the sentence.
13
"I think chocolate ice cream is the best":
Fact
or
opinion
?
Fact
Opinion
14
What is the
base word
in "uncomfortable"
able
comfort
fort
un
15
If you're asked to
summarize
a passage, what does that mean?
To edit the passage
To recall every detail of the passage
To reword the passage in your own words
To recall key details from the passage
16
1. What is NOT a good test-taking strategy?
Annotating as you read
Read the questions first
Skimming the passage
Reread the passage 2-3 times
17
"the air acts like a big sponge that
sops up
water from the lake and wrings it out on land"- What does
"sop up"
mean?
pushes back
dries off
takes in
cools down
18
Important things to remember NOT TO DO when testing!
Work at the problems, do not guess!
Try your best!
Everyone's a winner.
Leave an answer blank.
19
6. What is the
prefix
in "prehistoric" and what does it mean?
pre, it means before
historic, it means to be of history
history, it means past events
pre, it means after
20
2. "Break a leg". What type of
figurative language
is this?
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
21
What is the
theme
of the story?
The problems in the story
The dialogue in the story
The characters in the story
The lesson in the story
22
If a story is structured as an
order and sequence
, what key features will you see?
information is organized by following a clear order (usually chronological)
analyzes similarities and differences of two things
explains a problem and how it could be solved
describes an event that happened and the affect
23
4. What does "
RADD
" stand for?
Read, answer, detail, detail
Restate, answer, details , discuss
Restate and discuss details
Rinse and do dishes
24
What's another phrase for "
main idea
"?
language
a random idea
central idea
mood
25
"Commodities are things that everyone
values
enough to accept as payment. What does "
values
" mean in this sentence?
appreciates
enjoys
collects
expects
26
3. "Social media expands our world, _______ we should use it wisely". What word should go in the blank?
nor
the
but
for
27
"Trouble was
brewing
. Temperatures had plummeted and strong squalls began..."- What does
brewing
mean?
developing
being studied
separating
being encouraged
28
"John was a kind man who always put others before himself"- What is this an example of?
Figurative language
Setting
Conflict
Characterization
29
"The tree danced in the wind" is an example of what
figurative language
?
idiom
simile
personification
metaphor
30
What does the sentence "The [flowers] look just like fleecy rainbows" suggest about the flowers?
The flowers are wet and fluffy
The flowers are striped and shaggy
The flowers are colorful and fuzzy
The flowers are transparent and puffy
31
If a question asks you to
justify
your answer, what do you need to do?
Read the text
Summarize the text
Share your opinion
Explain why your answer is correct with evidence
32
What are elements of
setting
in a story?
characters
place, time, environment
tone
plot
33
Problem/solution
,
compare/contrast
,
cause/effect
, and
description
are all examples of:
literary devices
story structure
plot map elements
they are unimportant
34
7. "My
expedition
through the jungle was dangerous, and I felt scared." Using context clues, what does
expedition
mean?
a flight
a rollercoaster ride
sitting and doing nothing
a journey
