Testing Strategies and Terminology
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- Q1What should you do before reading the passage?write a summary of important ideaslook for and study the title and text featuresread the answer choices30s
- Q2What is the main problem or issue that a character deals with called?resolutionexpositionclimaxcentral or primary conflict30s
- Q3A writer's claim iswhat he does that makes him an expertthe details he uses to support his argumenthow he feels or what he believes30s
- Q4When trying to figure out the meaning of an unknown word, you should firstread the paragraph, not just the sentence, in which the word is usedask the teacherlook it up then pick a familiar definitionmake a prediction based on your previous knowledge30s
- Q5These are testing text features that can help you more easily locate a vocabulary word and its context clues -subheadingscaptionsunderline, bold print, italics30s
- Q6What should you look for when reading a fable?moralreflectionthe authormain idea30s
- Q7What does "according to the passage" tell you?the answer can be found in the passageyou'll have to guess the answeryou'll have to use a dictionary30s
- Q8A word with an in- prefix turns the word it's attached to intoan action wordthe opposite meaninga synonym30s
- Q9What elements can most help you get an idea of the gist(big idea) of a passage?bold print wordstitle, subtitles, and picturesfootnotes30s
- Q10You should always _____________ your answer by using _______________.check, the dictionaryinfer, previous knowledgejustify, text evidence30s
- Q11What is a strategy that you should use to help you note important ideas and to make the passage easier to manage?draw a picture of the characterchunk the passage into three sections and jot down important events or ideasrewrite each sentence in your own wordshighlight every word of the passage30s
- Q12Why would an author use first person point of view to tell a story?It helps you better understand the character's feelings and motives.It makes the story more realistic.It allows the reader to know the thoughts of all the characters.30s
- Q13Dialogue can often reveal ______ about a characterthe point of view of the storyhow he feels about a conflictwho the narrator is30s
- Q14How do writers best reveal tone in their writing?by using vivid word choiceby using quotationsby describing the setting30s
- Q15When a question says "based on the information included in the selection", you shouldbe prepared to make an inference or draw a conclusiondraw an actual picture of what happens in the selectionbe able to locate the answer directly mentioned in the passage30s