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CMAS test taking strategies
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Quiz designed to review terms and test taking strategies for CMAS
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1
If I finish the test first I will get...
Time to play on my laptop
A trophy
Nothing, it is best to take as much time as you need
Free lunch for a week
2
Which tools should you use when you have to write an essay on the CMAS assessment?
Paper to brainstorm or outline
Bookmark
Working Notes
Cross off
3
Another way CMAS might say "theme" is "central message".
False
True
4
What strategy would you use to find the meaning of an unknown word?
Infer
Predict
Compare/Contrast
Context Clues
5
When writing a response I should...
Use bullet points when listing
Bold important words
Making sure I spell words wrong
Pay attention to the character counter
6
When solving math problems, if your answer does not match one of the choices you should
Tell your teacher the test is wrong.
Guess.
Look at your neighbor's answer.
Reread, recopy, and solve it again.
7
What is one item on the CMAS test you
don't
need to reread?
Trick question. You can and should reread all of the above.
Questions
Directions
Passages
8
Why should you preview the questions before reading a CMAS passage?
To help you remember important details.
So you can manage your time wisely
To make sure your answers are correct
So you know what to look for when you are reading the text.
9
If you come to school everyday during CMAS testing...
You will avoid getting in trouble.
There will be a prize.
You'll make sure all tests are completed and avoid make-ups.
You will get Friday off.
10
What is the purpose of using the "cross off" tool?
To highlight answers
To choose answers
To eliminate answers
To check answers
11
Authors use this writing structure to explain how or why something happened.
Sequential
Comparison and Contrast
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
12
What is a synonym for the word "compare?"
Define
Similar
Explain
Different
13
What tools are available in the math section?
Protractor
Calculator
Ruler
Counter
14
You are writing an essay. Which transition phrase should you NOT use in your body paragraphs?
First,
Lastly,
Once upon a time,
Additionally,
15
When beginning a new section, passage or set of questions, the first thing you should do is...
Review the questions.
Read the directions carefully.
Arrive on time.
Eliminate possible answers.
16
You are writing an essay. Which transition phrases could you use in your body paragraphs?
Once upon a time, Magically, They lived happily ever after
First, Second, Lastly
In addition, Therefore, Ultimately, Finally
Maybe, Definitely, Why not
17
"To conclude" means:
To give a brief overview of a passage.
To arrive at a decision.
To determine how characteristics are not alike.
To read between the lines.
18
A sentence with one subject and one predicate is called:
Dialogue
Character
An explanation
A simple sentence
19
The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text is called...
Inferences
Author's purpose
Central Idea
Dialogue
20
What is an antonym for the term "contrast?"
Similar
Identify
Different
Opposite
21
What does author's purpose include?
persuade, dominate, abbreviate
inform, humiliate, dancing
persuade, inform, entertain
entertain, create, hyperventilate
22
When asked to write a narrative, you would be writing...
An Argumentative Essay
A Poem
A Story
An Informational Essay
23
What is a synonym for the word "choose?"
Select
Conclude
Grab
Eliminate
24
Why do you need to preview the questions before reading a CMAS passage?
So you know what to look for when you are reading the text.
So you can manage your time wisely
To help you remember important details.
You need to make sure your answers are correct
25
What do you have to do to support an idea, statement, or claim?
Provide an inference
Provide a description
Provide text evidence
Provide an explanation
26
I cannot use scratch paper for my math test
True
False
27
How should you use a highlighter on the test?
To highlight all the possible answers
To highlight key words and/or clues
You should not use a highlighter on the test
To highlight the entire question
28
When you check over your answers before moving on to the next question, you are...
Reviewing
Redoing
Remembering
Rereading
29
Choose the word that means: to provide a brief overview of the main points of a passage.
Contrast
Summarize
Comparison
Explanation
30
Which type of writing woud you use? "Explain how the text shows that the invention of lightbulbs has helped people."
Informative
Two sentence answer
Narrative
31
________ & _______ are test taking strategies.
Leaving questions unanswered
Underlining important information
Rereading the text
Daydreaming
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I should use scratch paper to plan my writing responses and essays.
False
True
