Bonus: Test Questioning

How do you solve a question like the following:

"What can be inferred about Candace's character? Use evidence from the text."

• Look for character traits/where the character lives/Use R.A.C.E strategy

• Look for character traits/actions of the character/how the character feels/how the character feels about another character/make an inference/Use R.A.C.E strategy to write answer.

• Look for character traits/how the character feels about another character/make an inference/include evidence from the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

When making a Constructed Response, you must...

• Answer the question/restate/Cite evidence

• Restate the question. Explain.

• Restate/answer the question. Cite evidence. Explain.

A thesis statement should go...

• in the middle of the essay/text.

• in back of the essay/text.

• in front of the essay/text.

A thesis statement tells...

• the topic and points made in the essay/text.

• the theme of the text/essay.

• conclusion of the essay/text.

A thesis statement introduces the claim.

• True

• False

When answering a question like "Which statement best expresses the theme of the passage?"...

• you must choose the correct theme

• you must choose the best statement that shows the character's traits.

• you must figure out the main theme first. Then choose the statement that best suggests the main theme.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The question "Which statement concludes the experiences in the narrative?" tells you...

• to figure out what may come next in the narrative based on all the experiences of the character.

• to figure out what may come next from the experiences of the character in the first line of the text.

• to figure out what may come from the last thing the character did.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

When answering the question "Which statement expresses an idea shared by both passages?", you must read both passages, figure out what they both have in common (actions of the character, character's mentality, situation, setting, view-points of other characters, and what the theme may be).

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The question "Which of the following actions contributes to the story's theme of honesty?", tells you to...

• look for action of the character leading to being honest or that showed honesty will be seen soon.

• look for actions of the character that showed an opposite mind-set in the beginning of the text, than at the end

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The question "Based on this passage, the Balkan people were..." tells you to finish the sentence based on what you have read.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1