SC Ready Test Prep 1

Things an author adds to a text to help readers understand a topic/idea (pictures, charts/graphs, subheadings, etc.)

• Text Structure

• Context Clues

• Text Features

• Connotation

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

To judge the quality of something.

• Determine

• Analyze

• Evaluate

• Trace

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

How an author organized information in a text

• Diction/Word Choice

• Figurative Meaning

• Text Structure

• Text Features

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

A word’s deeper meaning and feeling; what a word represents.

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Figurative Meaning

• Author's Purpose

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Examine something carefully and in detail.

• Evaluate

• Analyze

• Trace

• Determine

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

The writer’s attitude towards the subject he/she is writing about.

• Meaning

• Mood

• Tone

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The reason an author wrote a text (PIE: persuade, inform, entertain).

• Author's Purpose

• Meaning

• Text Structure

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The snow is a white blanket.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• Time is a thief.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the purpose of using transition words in writing?

• To confuse the reader

• To add more details to the topic

• To connect ideas smoothly

• To end a paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

• A textbook

• An encyclopedia article

• A diary entry from someone who experienced an event

• A news report summarizing an event

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9