Grade 7/8 ACT SAT test prep

​Grade 7 /8 Cohort
Daily Reviews

Journal

Writing process Step 1 - Brainstorm

Broken?

Drag and Drop

"wondered, in too much awe to disbelieve"​ ​ ​ ​

Placeholder

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Confusion about words

ability to adapt

excitement about speaking

sense of surprise

Multiple Choice

Click to upsize the question, or use printed copy - select the correct answer

• A

• B

• C

• D

Misleaders:

First parts of questions CAN ( not always ) lead one in the wrong directions

Look at question 1 again - "Shows," "Highlights," "emphasizes," "creates sense" all are the same - practice going to KEY WORDS to decide on answers

Look at answers in question 1 - identify key words

Match

Match the effect with the phrase

• I only wanted to...

• Said the queen, patting Alice on the head which Alice did not like

• ...didn't dare argue

• The queen interrupted

Explaining self

Shows Likes / Dislikes

Avoiding conflict

Rudeness - boasting

• Explaining self

• Shows Likes / Dislikes

• Avoiding conflict

• Rudeness - boasting

Question 3 know terms

​Emphasizing -
Differing
Perspective

​Emphasizing -

​To make something stand out (such as an idea) in order to gain attention or to make a point

Done by voice, body language,

​Emphasizing -
Differing
not the same

Perspective

​Emphasizing -
Differing
Perspective -
how one sees things

Multiple Choice

Alice prefers to avoid conflicts with the queen

This is best supported by (see page 6)

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Avoid conflict -
Give 2 to 5 words to show this from #3

​Read Paragraph 14

underline words that show things about Alice's character - are these things direct or indirect?

Match

Words / meanings

• Perspective

• Differing

• conflict

• emphasized

• circumstance

How one sees things

not the same or Opposed to

Struggle against someone or something

to point out

or

make bigger

Situation or group of events one is in

• How one sees things

• not the same or Opposed to

• Struggle against someone or something

• to point out

  or

  make bigger

• Situation or group of events one is in