Whats Tea - Writing Lesson GMAS

Task

Topic

Type ​

​Writing Strategy: What's Tea?

Task

What does the test want me to write about? Out of all the sentences, which one sentence is the question I am answering?

Topic

What are the key "topic" words I must use? When I write my essay I have to include these words. It will get me the most points.

Type

What type of essay is this?

There are two major types:

Narrative and Informative/Argumentative.

Multiple Choice

"What's Tea?" testing strategy can be used during what part of GMAS?

• Reading

• Language

• All writing prompts

• Math

Multiple Choice

TOPIC

What are the key "topic" words I must use in my response?:

"Should there be harsher punishments for a person bullying?"

• Harsher Punishments, bullying

• person, bullying

• should, punishments

• bullying, person

Multiple Choice

Type

What type of essay is this below?

"Should cell phones be allowed at school?"

• Narrative

• Argumentative/Informative

• R.A.C.E.S.

Multiple Choice

TASK

What does the writing prompt want me to write about below? :

"Cell phones are constantly a discussion in school districts. Should cell phones be allowed at school?"

• Should cell phones be allowed at school

• Cell phones are constantly a discussion

• cell phones

• rules at school

Multiple Choice

TASK

What does the writing prompt want me to write about below? :

"Life teaches you lessons every day. These lessons can be disappointing. Describe a time when you were disappointed, and explain what lesson you learned from the experience."

• Explained a lesson you learned in your life.

• Life teaches you lessons every day.

• Describe a time you were disappointed.

• Describe a time when you were disappointed, and explain what lesson you learned from the experience.

Multiple Choice

Type

What type of essay is this below?

"Tell the benefits of bringing lunch to school instead of eating in the cafeteria."

• Narrative

• Informative/Argumentative

Multiple Choice

TOPIC

What are the key "topic" words I must use in my response?:

"Cell phones are constantly a discussion in school districts. Should cell phones be allowed at school?"

• cell phones

• discussion, school

• allowed, school

• Cell phones, school, allowed

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?

• To persuade the reader

• To entertain the reader

• To tell an interesting story

• To give information about a topic

Multiple Choice

True or False:
Evidence is facts that support your claim. 

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: The writer's position on an issue or problem when writing an argumentative essay is the claim.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Narrative writing tells a story to _____ the reader.

• persuade

• entertain

• inform

• dismiss

Multiple Select

When planning your narrative you will have a plot. What are the three essential ideas you will use when creating a plot?

• There is nothing I need to create the plot.

• middle

• end

• beginning

Multiple Choice

What is a narrative?

• A story

• Poetry

• A biography

• A research project

Multiple Choice

True or False.  A narrative must have characters.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The setting of a story introduces the...

• problem. 

• rising action.

• place and time the story takes place. 

• narrator.