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Question 1

What does the word jolted mean in paragraph 6? (L4.4)

Accepted Answer

bounced

Question 2

What does the action Libby took to save her team show about her character? (RL4.3)

Accepted Answer

She is brave.

Question 3

How can students anticipate text content?

Accepted Answer

Look at title and features

Question 4

What should students do with blank answers?

Accepted Answer

Eliminate obviously wrong choices and then make educated guesses

Question 5

What helps students who lose their place?

Accepted Answer

Stop and jot after reading chunks of the text, Use highlighter tool

Question 6

How can students handle multiple choice questions?

Accepted Answer

Eliminate wrong choices

Question 7

Why does Libby snap off a pine twig and swing it between Timber and Tucker? (RL4.1)

Accepted Answer

to make the dogs go faster

Question 8

What should students do before looking at the answer choices?

Accepted Answer

Come up with the answer themselves

Question 9

How do YOU feel about test-taking?

Accepted Answer

Confident

Question 10

What helps engage students in reading?

Accepted Answer

Reading like a storyteller

Question 11

What does Libby mean when she tells her dad "the dogs have ants in their pants"? (L4.4)

Accepted Answer

Libby and the dogs are excited and ready to do sledding.

Question 12

How can students maintain focus during tests?

Accepted Answer

Stop and jot while reading, Use their scratch paper as a tool, Predetermine spot where they will take quick brain breaks

Question 13

A great at-home reading marathon goal before the test is how long?

Accepted Answer

Read for 60 minutes

Question 14

True or false: Pronunciation is key in reading.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

What helps with understanding nonfiction texts?

Accepted Answer

Jotting notes or sketching in margins

Question 16

What should students do if they can't finish in time?

Accepted Answer

Skim more

Question 17

Which event changes how Libby feels about the sled ride? (RL4.3)

Accepted Answer

Her dad is bumped off the sled in the last turn.

Question 18

How can students avoid careless errors?

Accepted Answer

Prove answers with text

Question 19

How can students avoid overthinking questions?

Accepted Answer

Answer the question themselves before looking at the answer choices, Ask themselves what would most people say is the correct answer, Choose the answer that they can prove with evidence from the text

Question 20

Which detail from the text shows that Libby was scared when she realized her dad was bumped of the sled? (RL4.3)

Accepted Answer

"Dad? Dad, where are you?"

Question 21

Which statement summarizes the text?

Accepted Answer

Libby loses control of the sled when her dad falls off.

Question 22

"The dog's ears stood erect as the team lunged forward." What is the meaning of the word lunged? (L4.4)

Accepted Answer

jumped

Question 23

Why is Libby's father proud of her at the end of the text? (RL4.1)

Accepted Answer

Libby saved the dogs and the sled.

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