3/4 SOL Multiple Choice Review

3/4 SOL Multiple Choice Review

Topics to Review

• Tone

• Clarity and purpose

• Spelling and word choice in context

Tone

• Tone: How someone says something

• Think about the difference between talking to your friends and your teachers. Or your parents and your siblings. Or your best friend and a world leader.

• Informal vs. Formal

• Example: Like I totally agree the school is gonna enforce a dress code. VS. I agree that the school should enforce a dress code.

Multiple Choice

How is the following sentence best revised for appropriate tone?

Some kids could wanna get up early, but for most students its totally uncool.

• Some kids could wanna get up early, but for most students its totally uncool.

• Some kids could wanna get up early, but for most students it is very difficult.

• Some students could benefit from getting up early, but for most students it is very difficult.

• Some students could benefit from getting up early, but for most students its like totally uncool.

Clarity & Purpose

• Strategy for clarity of purpose questions: First figure out what the purpose is, then you can rule out which answers don't make sense.

• Then, once you know the purpose, you can pick which answer explains that the best.

• Avoid options that are very specific or off topic, you're looking for something that represents the purpose as a whole.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence could the writer best add after sentence 2 to clearly communicate their purpose?

1) Almost everyone has looked at their school schedule for the first time and felt a sense of dread. 2) Some students might be upset over the timeframes or the specific class they now have to take. 3) This is why I think certain classes shouldn't be mandatory.

• School can be really boring for some students.

• History class is the most exciting course and everyone should take it.

• Attendance is a huge concern for almost every school district.

• By forcing students to take specific classes, students could miss out on all the positive things school has to offer.

Spelling & Word Choice in Context

• Strategy: Read the sentence first.

• Then read each option within the paragraph to see which one matches best.

Multiple Choice

In sentence #2, how is eat correctly written?

1) I went to Bridgewater Park with Shelly last month. 2) We eat strawberries and turkey sandwiches for lunch.

• eat

• ate

• eaten

• eated

Multiple Choice

In sentence #2, how is stirring correctly written?

1) When I went home I followed the winding creek past my uncle's house and onto the bright green meadow. 2) Everything was still, nothing around me stirring nor affected my peace. 3) All was calm, all was blissfully silent with the world.

• as it is

• stirred

• is stirred

• was stir