Academic Vocabulary ELPAC

Question 1

What is a pie chart?

Accepted Answer

a type of circle graph

Question 2

If the test asks you to "replace" a word, you should:

Accepted Answer

find the best word to put in its place

Question 3

When the question asks you to "describe" what are you going to do?

Accepted Answer

Give lots of details with adjectives

Question 4

If you do not know what the question is asking, what should you do?

Accepted Answer

raise your hand, the teacher can read the question again, guess

Question 5

What does a "correct option" mean?

Accepted Answer

the right answer

Question 6

What is a "claim"?

Accepted Answer

an opinion in the reading that the writer believes

Question 7

What does the term "most effective" mean? As in: what is the most effective change in the par?

Accepted Answer

the best way to

Question 8

What is an external factor?

Accepted Answer

something that is outside of the character's control, something that is outside of your control

Question 9

The word "describe" means__________?

Accepted Answer

to support your main idea with other ideas and experiences, to use vivid details with adjectives

Question 10

If during the SPEAKING I forget everything and need to start over, is that allowed?

Accepted Answer

I will lose some points but yes, yes

Question 11

What does the term "persuade" mean?

Accepted Answer

to convince another person

Question 12

How many times is the tester allowed to read the question/prompt to you?

Accepted Answer

on the READING and WRITING, as many times as you need, on the SPEAKING, you can ask, the tester will repeat, on the LISTENING ONLY ONCE

Question 13

How much time do you have on the reading and writing?

Accepted Answer

as much time as you need

Question 14

What is a "graphic organizer"?

Accepted Answer

a type of chart that is used to give information

Question 15

What is a main idea?

Accepted Answer

Most important sentence that give the purpose in the reading

Question 16

If the WRITING is asking for "supports", the want_____?

Accepted Answer

specific details

Question 17

What does, "support the idea" mean?

Accepted Answer

that want a detail from the reading

Question 18

What does the word "summarize" mean?

Accepted Answer

to restate in a short manner, briefly

Question 19

During ELPAC testing, the expectations for cell phones is_____________?

Accepted Answer

to turn it into the teacher so it will get locked up, leave it at home

Question 20

What does it mean to "indent"?

Accepted Answer

to leave a space before the start of each paragraph

Question 21

The word "combine" means?

Accepted Answer

putting two things together

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