CMAS Get Ready

When attempting to answer a multiple choice question, I should read and consider ALL answers before making my final selection

• True

• False

When writing a short response or essay, I can skip the planning part.

• True - Planning isn't helpful

• False - I must always make a plan

The 4 P's strategy stands for...

• Pizza, party, Pokemon, Pie

• Program, Practice, Produce, Provide

• Prompt, Plan, Passage, Paragraph

• Paragraph, Plan, Passage, Prompt

I should always start a paragraph with...

• A relevant detail from the text

• A SAAC Topic Sentece

• An explaining sentence to elaborate my point

• A concluding statement

SAAC stands for...

• Subject, Accuracy, Adjectives, Communicate

• Skywalker, Anakin, Ahsoka, C3PO

• State, Authority, Acting, Compete

• State, Author, Action, Complete

When reading nonfiction texts, I should pay attention to...

• Repeating details

• Topics and Subtopics

• Text features - images, captions, text boxes, timelines, maps, etc.

• Text Structures

• All of the above

Which one of these is NOT a text structure?

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Descriptive

• Fantasy

• Chronological / Sequential

Complete the following sentence:

When writing a paragraph response, I should include...

• As many text details as possible.

• A conclusion that connects my details to my topic sentence.

• A topic sentence, relevant details, and conclusion.

• A topic sentence that names the text(s) and author(s).

Which sentence starter is NOT a good transition to use in an essay?

• For example,

• Another way the author developed this idea is...

• This makes me think...

• If you want to learn more,

• Therefore,

Select the answer that best defines what a "theme" is.

• The way characters act in a story.

• How the characters feel in a story.

• Where the story takes place.

• The main message or lesson of the story.