AVID end-of-year review - middle school

Why is self-reflection an important part of learning?

• Self reflection helps you better understand yourself.

• Self reflection gives you time to think about what you should do.

• It is important to understand how you feel about different situations before you can understand how you should respond.

• It is important to analyze the differences between the win-lose strategy, avoidance strategy, and the problem-solving strategy.

A student in your math class is very quiet and becomes nervous when called on in class. The student fears being made fun of or of people thinking he is stupid if he answers a question wrong. When the teacher calls on the student, the student becomes too nervous to answer even when the student knows the correct answer. What advice should you give this classmate to overcome this problem?

• Tell the student to make jokes all the time to ease his tension.

• Tell the student to talk to the teacher privately and explain the problem so they can work through it together.

• Tell the student to take notes and look busy all of the time.

• Tell the student to sit in the back of the room and avoid eye-contact with the teacher and classmates.

What is the purpose of a study buddy?

• The purpose is to make a list of names of classmates you like.

• The purpose is to select a partner for AVID tutorials.

• The purpose is the organize a list of classmates you can call if you miss school.

• The purpose is to identify a person you can study with for tests and practice Cornell note taking in class.

For this 9-week grading period you have been assigned a 147 page novel to read. What short-range goal below will help you achieve that task?

• Read 17-19 pages every week

• Read the book every couple of days.

• Read the first 110 pages by week 7.

• Read when you have time.

After presenting a 2-step equation to the tutorial group, a classmate is still confused about the process. Algebra class is next period. Which solution below will most likely solve your classmate's confusion?

• Ask a classmate in your tutorial group for an explanation.

• Look through your algebra notes during algebra class.

• Bring the same question to tutorials next time and try again using a different problem.

• Bring the question to algebra class and ask the teacher for an explanation at the beginning of class.

There are many elements of a good speech that an be measured on a scoring rubric. What would be the most important elements of public speaking to analyze?

• How did the tone and word choice support the speaker's point of view?

• How often did the audience laugh and applaud throughout the speech?

• How was the speaker dressed and did they look professional?

• How often did the speaker make eye contact and use hand movements?

What type of questions would INCREASE classroom discussions?

• questions that ask you to describe

• questions that ask you to list information

• questions that ask you to explain why

• questions that ask you to define vocabulary

READ the following excerpt and identify what is missing:

While about 200 martial arts are practiced worldwide, three have become the most popular here: karate, kung fu, and tai kwon do. Karate, a Japanese fighting form began in China over 2,000 years ago, and may have come to China from India even before that. Some styles of kung fu use weapons like swords and staffs. Tae kwon do , one of the newest forms of martial arts, began in Korea in 1955 and is now an Olympic sport. Schools that teach these 'fighting sports' are popping up across the United States.

(Source: 2007, AVID Middle Level Writing Text, p.73)

Which element is missing from the above paragraph?

• evidence of the subject

• details are in logical order

• topic sentence

• closing sentence

Which example shows the proper format for integrating a quote?

• According to the financial aid department at State College, "the cost to attend college is on a steady increase."

• From what I researched, "the cost to attend college is on a steady increase."

• "According to the financial aid department at State College, "the cost to attend college is on a steady increase.

• "From what I researched," the cost to attend college is on a steady increase.

Use context clues to select a synonym for the underlined word.

After a very long trip, Johnny was exhausted and needed some sleep.

• tired

• bored

• excited

• silly