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4th Grade B.E.S.T. Writing Test Taking Strategies Review
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4th Grade B.E.S.T. Writing Review
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An elaboration should be...
In your own words and more than one sentence.
Short and dull
When you quote the text.
2
What is a good text evidence starter?
This means
According to Source three,
Because
3
What is the
FIRST
paragraph called in an essay?
The introduction.
The conclusion.
The body.
4
What should you do when you are done with the test?
Be quiet and take a nap.
Reread your essay.
Reread, edit and revise your essay.
5
What is the first thing you should do, once your teacher says you may begin testing?
Create your planning sheet shell.
Read the prompt.
Read the sources.
6
What do you need to include in the
introduction
of your Expository Essay?
Your elaboration
Your CI#1 and evidence.
Think/Picture/Truth along with a controlling statement.
7
When choosing a claim for an
argumentative essay
, you must choose the claim...
That you really feel strongly for.
That you don't agree with.
That has the most information.
8
What should you do when your teacher says, "You have 10 minutes left."?
Stop what you are doing and type up your conclusion paragraph.
Stop typing and wait for time to be called.
Keep typing what you are working on even if you don't have a conclusion.
9
What type of sentence is this?
I went to the store to buy juice.
Complex sentence
Compound sentence
Simple sentence
10
When do you use apostrophes?
For dates like 1800's
When writing contractions
All of the above
To show possessives
11
Why should transition words be used within and between paragraphs?
To get a better score.
To show better organization of ideas.
To show organization and to better connect ideas.
12
When you read your writing prompt, what is the
FIRST
thing you should do?
Start typing.
Analyze the prompt in your planning sheet.
Revise & Edit
13
During the B.E.S.T Writing Test, your teacher expects...
Your very best!
You to enjoy all the sources.
Your absolute worst.
14
What type of sentence is this?
I had lunch, but I didn't have dinner.
It's not a complete sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Simple sentence
15
Name all the times you should use a capital letter.
Countries, Holidays, Days of the week, Months of the year
Proper Nouns, Start of a sentence, Languages, Nationalities
All of the above
16
Why do you need to cite evidence?
All of the above.
So you don't get accused of plagiarism.
To state where you got your information.
To give credit to the author.
17
What type of essays will you see on the 4th grade B.E.S.T Writing Test?
Narrative and Opinion
Informative/Narrative
Expository/Argumentative
18
How long should your essay be?
It doesn't matter as long as you write.
4 paragraphs
2 paragraphs
19
What type of sentence is this?
Before I went to the store, I had lunch.
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
It's not a complete sentence
Complex sentence
20
What do you need to include in the
conclusion
of your Expository Essay?
Restate the controlling statement in different words.
A question
Details
21
After you write your CI#2 paragraph in your essay, what do you write next?
Conclusion
Your CI#1 paragraph.
Your introduction
22
On what day is your B.E.S.T Writing Test?
4th grade doesn't take the B.E.S.T. Writing test.
The B.E.S.T Writing test is today.
The B.E.S.T.Writing test is Friday, April 4th
23
What should be the first word or phrase in each BODY paragraph?
Your name
A doodle.
A transition word
24
How long should it take to read all your sources and complete your planning sheet?
30-45 minutes
15-20 minutes
10-15 minutes
25
Which sentence is correct?
I is a good person.
You is a good person.
You are a good person.
26
What is the #1 RULE for writing an Argumentative essay?
Tell the reader they must agree with you.
Only choose ONE of the claims to support.
Explain your reasons why or how
27
Which section of the writing test do we all need to work on to improve our score?
Purpose/Structure
Language
Development
28
In Florida, what score makes you a proficient writer?
2/2/2
4/3/2
3/3/3
29
After you read the prompt, what should you do?
Analyze the prompt in your planning sheet.
Begin typing your essay.
Read the sources.
30
After you write the
introduction
of your essay, what do you write next?
Your CI#2 paragraph.
Your CI#1 paragraph.
Your conclusion.
