Test Taking Language

What does it mean to "suggest"? Example: What does the information in paragraph 6 suggest about the authors point of view

• to help

• to show

• to conclude

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

To infer means...

• compare

• contrast

• think about the main idea

• use the text and what you know to figure something out

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

When then questions ask how things are organized, what does that normally refer to?

• compare & contrast

  sequencing

  problem & solution

• inferencing

  description

  genre

• poetry

  text features

  main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

When you are asked what something "shows" about a character .. they are looking for ..

• point of view

• text structure

• character trait

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

If two paragraphs in a story "relate", it means ...? (Ex: How do paragraphs 3 and 7 relate?)

• They are important

• They are opposite

• They are connected to each other

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

A "quality" shown about someone is talking about their ...

• physical appearance

• character trait

• how they would be described

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

A summary means...

• theme

• small details

• the most important events in a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

A character's point of view means ...

• how they "see" something

• how they feel about something

• how they change

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which text structure tells you how something is similar and different?

• problem and solution

• theme

• compare and contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Theme means ...

• main idea

• character change

• the message

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9