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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the GMAS test #5thgrade
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If a question asks about figurative language (simile, personification, etc), I should assume ..
two things are being compared
The Poem is too hard to understand
The poet is just showing off
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
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When we work on reading comprehension and test-taking strategies, we are....
Only doing it to get ready for the STAAR test
Learning strategies we can use in real life
Wasting our time
Building our dendrites so we can be better thinkers
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What can the reader conclude about Ary from what is written in the story-ques type
context clue
foreshadowing
inferencing
character analysis
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When reading a selection, if I "zone out," what should I do?
Go back to the very beginning and read the selection twice
Keep reading because I might run out of time
Take a deep breath and count to ten before I keep reading
Go back and reread any section I "zoned out" on
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How can I do my best on the GMAS?
Take my "notes" and prove my answers
Make sure I am the first one finished
Use my head knowledge instead of the text
Read the selection twice
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What event helps the reader predict what will happen next? An example --
role
foreshadow
inference
conflict
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What is phenomena?
an unusual occurence
a conflict
magic
Something ordinary
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In reading a play, I must...
Visualize what is happening
all of these
Pay attention to what the characters are saying
Read all stage directions
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What is the purpose of an origin myth?
to understand history
to explain about Gods & Godesses
to attempt to explain the beginning of something
to entertain
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Character Roles
Pain in the butt
comedian
friendly
antagonist
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If I am having trouble understanding a poem, one strategy I can use is.....
Read the poem six times
Realize that the poem likely has some figurative language
Just give up and skip it
Focus on what I do understand instead of what I do not
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When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Do your absolute best
Have a great attitude
All of these
Believe in yourself
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My position---
upright
sitting down
For, against or neutral
none
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True or False. It is ok to take the whole time given to finish the test...
True
False
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If the test has a play as a selection, I should
Pay attention to stage directions
all of these
Read it carefully and take notes
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
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When I am testing and feel like I am losing my focus, I should...
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
Take a small five minute "mental" break
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
Give up
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cause-and effect, compare-andcontrast,sequential order, logical order,classification schemes
events in the story
text structures
story elements
text features
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*What do the lessons in __ and __ have in common?
text features
theme
main idea
symbol
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Author's prespective
none of these
seeing where the story takes place
1st or 3rd person
viewpoint
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Brave, genius, coward, impatient, annoying - Examples of--
nouns
actions
adverbs
traits
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When asked about the meaning of a word in context, I should first ....
Skip it and come back to it later
Use the context clues and come up with my own definition
look it up in the dictionary
try to sound out the word
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What is something I should NOT do before the GMAS test?
Arrive to school late
Stay up late the night before
All of these
Wear uncomfortable clothes and forget to bring a jacket
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When reading a poem, I should .....
Use all the poetic devices I can use to help me answer.
Sing it out loud
Read it and don't worry about strategies
Circle all the figurative language
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How did __'s feelings about __ change by the end of the story? An example of --
Character role
conflict
mood
Character Analysis
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The setting includes all of the following except
climate
place
mood
time
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If I have a question that asks about TWO different selections, I can prove my answer by...
I must prove my answer in both selections
I can use a dictionary
I can find the answer in only one selection
I don't need to prove my answers
