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8A + 8B 2022 CAS Test Prep
8A + 8B 2022 CAS Test Prep
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An #ELA review of test prep strategies and topics
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How many paragraphs should your extended response essay have?
6 or more - the more the merrier!
5 short ones
4 or 5 fully developed ones
1 really long one
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Which of these comes FIRST in planning an extended response?
Read the passages
Write the Intro paragraph
Draw 4 boxes
Read the question / prompt more than once with pencil in hand
3
What will help you with a multiple choice question about vocabulary?
All of the above
Read the options carefully
Look for context clues in the passage
Try to think of a synonym
4
Theme is...
The lesson or message in a fiction piece
The author's opinion and feeligs
The lyrics to my favorite song
The main topic + most important thing about that topic
5
What three life habits and rituals can raise your score?
Takis, sweet tarts, coffee beverages
Thinking, resting, taking lots of breaks
Watching tik-tok videos, texting, dehydration
Good sleep, reading regularly, practice over time
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After you preview the text features, what's next?
Take a nap
Read the questions and mark key words.
Find the central idea!
Underline everything you possibly can
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TRUE or FALSE : This is good test taking posture
True
False
False
False
8
Short response paragraph answers start with...
Hey there, test corrector!
In my opinion...
My paragraph is gonna be about...
Restate the question / prompt as the topic sentence
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True or false: this is good test taking posture?
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
TRUE
10
After you analyze the prompt, what's next?
Set up your planning page
Start writing the essay
Read the selections
Take a break
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What must you do after writing your essay?
Take a breath
Re-read the prompt
Slowly and carefully read over the essay with a pencil in your hand
All of the above
12
True or False: One question can mean the difference between a 3 and a 4.
True
False
13
Why do we take practice tests?
To preview what the questions are like
All of the above
So that we feel prepared
To build our reading stamina
14
What should you read after the directions?
The answers
The passage
The questions
The title and background info. (aka text support features)
15
Paired Passage extended response (essay) --> Before you read the two selections, what should you do?
Start writing the essay
Read and analyze the prompt
Make boxes
Rest
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In a paragraph, every piece of evidence should be followed by...
an exclamation point
a cup of coffee
an explanation of the evidence
more evidence
17
Why would using end punctuation raise your essay score?
Oh, who cares iif the test corrector can't follow my run-on sentences?
Punctuation helps the reader make sense of your ideas.
Because puntuation rules matter
It wouldn't.
18
What belongs in a WHY question response
For instance
In many ways
In my opinion
Because
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What is the FIRST thing you should do BEFORE you read every passage?
Draw a picture
Read the Directions
Read the Passage
Underline what the question is asking
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Which of the following would answer a question about "author's purpose"?
1st person point of view
to persuade the reader
compare contrast text structure
synonyms
21
Which strategy most increases your chance of finding the BEST answer?
Process of elimination
Rereading the whole text
Using a punnet square
Thinking really hard
22
INFO YOU GET FROM PRE-READING. Which one does NOT belong?
Definitions of key vocab in footnotes
Info from title and subtitles
The theme
Genre of the text
23
How will the test-corrector know that you have the appropriate number of paragraphs?
B/C will write a number at the top of the page.
B/C I will have INDENTED for each new paragraph
Empty choice
B/C they are the paragraph experts.
24
Most short response paragraph answers will have ______ pieces of evidence.
1
8
2
the sky's the limit!
25
How do you figure out what is in the thesis statement?
Pray. A lot.
List some evidence from text
Just write a summary
Go to the prompt and and restate
26
What do I do if I’m really stuck on a question?
Just skip it
Spend 10 more minutes on it
Weep uncontrollably...
Circle it in the booklet & on answer sheet - come back later
27
For the Paired Passage extended writing piece --> What MUST be in your INTRO. paragraph?
My reaction to both selections
A topic sentence
Important information
A clear and accurate thesis statement
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What belongs in a HOW question response?
For many reasons
In my opinion
Because
By
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Central idea is
the resolution of the problem
5 supporting details
what the author wants you to know
the moral of the story
30
True or False: Not using end punctuation will lower your score.
True
False
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Why should you set up a planning page? Because...
It will help me write a better essay and get me more points.
It will organize my essay and keep it on track.
All of the above
Helps me find correct answers and evidence much faster.
