PSSA Test Taking Strategies and Review

An extreme exaggeration

Hints or clues that are given to the reader about what is yet to come...

I will most likely have to reread some sections of the text on the PSSA.

When you encounter a reading on the PSSAs, what should you do FIRST?

sounds that express meaning - bam, pow, boom

The author knows only the actions of one character- he, she, him, her, it, they, them etc.

The author's intent for writing something - to inform, to entertain, to persuade

A word that is the opposite of another word

What should you do if you don't understand your TDA question?

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

The method an author uses to reveal character traits

Words or a group of words that appeal to the 5 senses

A struggle between opposing characters

I, we, us, our, my, me

The author knows the characters' thoughts and feelings - he, she, him, her, it, them, etc.

Human qualities given to non-human objects

What does your conclusion paragraph in your TDA response need to include?

What two things must go in your introduction paragraph of your TDA?

What POV should you only use when writing a formal paper?

An object represents an idea

Comparing two things NOT using like or as

TDA stands for:

Text structure that puts information in chronological order

Two words that mean the same thing

At the absolute MINIMUM, how many paragraphs must your TDA response be?

Because something happens, it makes something else happen

Each body paragraph of your TDA response must contain 3...

Comparing two things using the words like or as

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved

Language that cannot be taken literally

Claim statement is a synonym for what?