Test tips

On Monday night before the state test what should you do

• stay up watching YouTube until 11:00 p.m.

• talk to friends on instagram until midnight

• get into bed by 9:00 pm

• stay up all night and study

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

If you find that your time is running out on the state test should you leave the last few answers blank?

• yes

• no

• I'm not sure

If the question starts with "Based on the article," or "According to the passage," you know that this is a

• LIT (look in the text) question

• Summary question

• Main Idea

• Text Structure

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CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

When the question is asking for main idea they want you to think about...

• the text structure (how it is organized)

• who wrote the text

• the point of view

• what the text is mostly about

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

To identify the summary of a passage we need to

• Choose insignificant details from the text

• Choose the BIG ideas from the text

• Look at paragraph 1

• Look at the abstract

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What information do you normally find out by reading the abstract

• The background information about the text

• The ending of the text

• The author's purpose for writing

• The subheadings

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CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

What steps do we follow when searching for point of view in a fictional passage?

• Read beginning, middle, end

• Remove, Insert, Read, Decide

• Read, Cross Out, Highlight, Decide

• Select the problem and solution

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Whenever you are given a Part B question to answer, you will be looking for...

• evidence to prove(support your answer)

• text structure

• comparing information

• the ending or conclusion

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CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

On questions dealing with character traits, you have been taught to think about what in reference to the character

• Beginning, Middle, End

• Feelings, Actions, Sayings, Thoughts

• Remove, Insert, Read, Decide

• Before, With, After

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

When comparing passages and you are being asked what information is added by the 2nd passage, what should you think about?

• The summary of both passages

• What information was in the 2nd passage that wasn't in the first

• The point of view of the passages

• The author's purpose

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9