To delineate an argument is to

To break it down into its parts in order to understand

First Person Point of View

The narrator is a character and uses the pronoun "I".

What should you NOT do BEFORE you read the passages?

Nothing, I should just start by reading the passages

Literal language means that

words mean exactly what they say.

Before choosing an answer, it's important to make sure that your response is

backed with textual evidence from the passage

The underlying message the author is trying to get across.

A source transformation is...

New or changed details to source material

The theme of a text is usually

Hard to find, inferred by the reader

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1
The attitude conveyed in a text is the
conflict
tone
mood
rhetoric
2
To delineate an argument is to
Evaluate the author's claims for accuracy
Analyze the theme of the text as a whole
To break it down into its parts in order to understand
to take items apart and organize it
3
First Person Point of View
The first character mentioned in a story.
The narrator is a character and uses the pronoun "I".
What the narrator is pointing to in the story.
The first person's view from a window.
4
What should you NOT do BEFORE you read the passages?
Read the questions
Read the title of the passages
Read the background information at the top
Nothing, I should just start by reading the passages
5
Connotation is the _____ meaning of a word
Implied
Literal
Precise
Dictionary
6
The source material is. . .
The changes made to a transformation
The first time a story is told
An ancient myth
From a primary author
7
The pitcher has a few eccentric habits, such as never wearing socks. Eccentric means
normal
messy
strange
good
8
Which of the following tricks can you expect to see in answer choices on a mult. choice test?
all of the above
answers written to appeal to students who skimmed the text
distractors that are very close to the correct answer
options that only partially answer the question
9
Literal language means that
words used are difficult to understand.
one has to make inferences to derive meaning of the text.
words have other meanings.
words mean exactly what they say.
10
The following is NOT true about making inferences
They are based on opinions.
You use clues from text and background knowledge.
They are logical way of thinking.
You need to use your reasoning.
11
What does the word "tame" means? The cat looks tame when sleeping but wild when awake.
savage
polite
gentle
crazy
12
I am PASSIONATELY rooting for you on the FSA tomorrow and Friday and I KNOW you can pass the test.
True
False
13
Before choosing an answer, it's important to make sure that your response is
directly stated at some point within the passage
the distractor
backed with textual evidence from the passage
not following some form of pattern with the letters
14
Which of the following should you be sure to do the night before a test?
party like it's 1999
get a good night's sleep
study until you're exhausted
email your teacher
15
What is the 1st strategy you should use when completing the listening comprehension part?
Give up
Preview all the questions
Write down key words
Listen to the audio file
16
Text structure: Most cats are smaller than dogs however, they are more playful.
Order of events
Compare and Contrast
Problem - Solution
Cause and effect
17
Theme
The type of park with a specific topic.
The conflict an author creates in the story.
The author's attitude toward a character.
The underlying message the author is trying to get across.
18
A source transformation is...
What is emphasized and absent
The first time a story is told
New or changed details to source material
A story by Ovid
19
Dialogue
The author's birthplace
Point of view
Signified by parentheses
Signified by quotation marks
20
Using context clues for an unknown word may require. . .
re-reading the sentence with the word
all of the above
reading the sentence before the word
reading the sentence after the word
21
Author's purpose: To persuade means to
Acknowledge
Entertain
Convince
Inform
22
Text structure: Before applying the screen protector, clean the surface of your phone's screen.
Compare and Contrast
Cause and effect
Order of events
Problem - Solution
23
The theme of a text is usually
The same structure as the story
Hard to find, inferred by the reader
Stated explicitly in the text
The same thing as the topic
24
Ong's cat's name?
Doing the Renegade
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Ms. Jackson by OutKast
Skitty
25
Text structure: The economic crisis occurred when banks originated risky loans.
Compare and Contrast
Order of events
Problem - Solution
Cause and effect
26
Which of the following strategies will help you when taking the FSA?
highlighting important excerpts from the passage
eliminating incorrect answer options
all of the following
preview the question before reading the passage

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