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CAASPP ELA test taking strategies
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A basic review of test-taking strategies, question stems, and content area key words!
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What do you call words that mean the SAME?
synonyms
antonyms
homonyms
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When answering questions about a passage, it is best to...
Read the question first and then read the passage.
Read the whole passage first and then answer the question.
Guess the answer based on the title of the passage.
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Why is it a good idea to read the questions before the selection?
To know what important things we should be looking for
All of these are correct
To see what types of questions you'll be asked
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The "speaker" is another word for-
topic
subject
narrator
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After you read the title of a test selection or passage, you should...
use it as a clue for what the passage is about
ignore it
highlight it
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The author puts a picture next to a specific paragraph because...
to seperate ideas
it give a visual of what that paragraph describes
there was room
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What does a reader need to look for when determining the Main Idea/Central Idea?
The most frequently used word
What it's mostly about and supporting details
The main character
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If I have no clue what the answer is I can...
Skip it and come back to it later.
Eliminate obvious wrong answers and make an educated guess.
Bubble in the letter C for every answer I dont know.
Look on my friends test..
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To visualize means
draw a picture
create a picture in your mind
look at picture in a book
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When answering the questions, you should always
Show your proof
Go back to the story and find the answer
All of the above
Highlight Key Words
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Poems contain structure features like-
lines and stanzas
paragraphs and chapters
headings and subheadings
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Words that mean the opposite are called-
synonyms
homonyms
antonyms
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When you PREDICT, you...
Use text evidence and what makes sense to happen NEXT
think about what the author wants you to know
think about the format of the text
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While reading the question, you should....
Highlight the question number
Highlight the answer choices
Highlight the whole question
Highlight the important or key words
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The "main message" is the same as-
summary
inference
main idea
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The title can tell you-
the problem
what the selection is mostly about
the setting
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"Evidence from the selection" is the same as-
text proof
pictures and captions
structure
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An example of a text feature would be-
both of these are examples
pictures
captions
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When answering a test question you should...
Eliminate the obvious wrong answers first- Slash the Trash
Do eeny meeny miny mo.
Take a wild guess.
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What does EXPOSITORY mean?
story
nonfiction / information
text
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When you INFER, you must...
predict what will happen next
use what you know and text clues
Use your main ideas and text clues
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What does NARRATIVE mean?
text
article
story
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Main/Central Idea tells readers...
the supporting details
the author's meaning
what the selection is mostly about
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Stories most often contain structures like-
lines and stanzas
dialog and paragraphs
titles and subtitles
