AVID 6th CFE Review #1

What does the SLANT acronym stand for?

• Sit at the front, Lean forward, Ask questions, Nod your head, Talk to the teacher

• Sit, Listen, Ask, No Talking, Test

• Sit close, Listen a lot, Ask a little, Note key terms, Take extra notes

• Sit at the front, Lean forward, Ask questions, Nod your head, Talk to your neighbor

What does AVID stand for?

• Advanced Visions in Dreams

• Answers Via Independent Determination

• Advancement Via Independent Determination

• Advancement Via Individual Determination

The “A” in the SLANT method stands for Ask Questions in Class. Why are AVID students asked to do this?

• It will make the time go faster.

• It will make the class more interesting.

• It will help the teacher to know how well the lesson is going for all of the students, and it will help other students understand the lesson.

• It will give the student a chance to talk instead of just listening to the teacher, and it will help the student to not feel bored.

How does the SLANT method help AVID students to become better students?

• by requiring the student to sit in the front of the class

• by requiring the student to talk to all of their friends

• by requiring the student to look at their teacher and be respectful

• by requiring the student to be responsible for their own learning

How can the successful use of the SLANT method in all classes influence a student’s grade point average?

• grades will tend to be below average

• grades will tend to be above average

• grades will remain the same

• grades will continually change

The following paragraph is an excerpt from “Jack and the Beanstalk” written by Joseph Jacobs. Read the paragraph to determine the main idea.

What is the main idea of the paragraph?

• Jack can dress very quickly.

• Jack is disappointed the room was dark.

• Jack’s mother threw the beans into the garden.

• Jack is surprised the beans grew into a large stalk.

A student earned the following grades in the first marking period: A, B, B, B, C, C, and D. What is their grade point average?

• 2.571

• 2.57142857

• 2.57

• 2.5

Which of the following grades from a report card would result in a 4.0 GPA?

• 88, 85, 95, 87, 80

• 72, 69, 93, 80, 81

• 60, 90, 80, 70, 100

• 95, 99, 98, 98, 97

What does the academic six-year plan help you to do?

• a. create a plan that allows you to select the colleges and universities that you are thinking about attending

• map out all of the after-school activities needed to be accepted into a four-year college or university

• organize the courses needed in middle school and high school so that you can be accepted into a four-year college or university

• build your portfolio of course work examples to share with your AVID teachers in grades 7 – 12

This math course is offered in 10^th grade and is a prerequisite for Algebra II Honors.

• Geometry Honors

• Pre-Calculus

• Algebra I Honors

• Pre-Algebra