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When you are analyzing test questions, you should always:

• skip over them

• read them for at least 2 minutes

• underline or highlight key words and phrases

• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which of the following is an example of an argumentative essay prompt?

• Should schools have longer recess times? Explain your opinion and support it with reasons.

• 1. Describe your favorite hobby and explain why you enjoy it.

  
  

• Write a story about a day at the beach.

• What is your favorite book and why do you like it?

The way the author organizes the text into different sections and the different features help us understand the​ (a)   of the text better.

• purpose
• fiction
• author
• figurative language

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which of the following is a good example of a prompt for an argumentative essay?

• What are the steps involved in making a sandwich?

• What is your favorite movie and why?

• Write about the best vacation you ever had.

• Should students be allowed to use cell phones in class? Provide reasons for your answer.

The correct use of the word EVIDENCE in a sentence is:

• Which sentence from the passage evidences both A and B?

• Please provide evidence that supports the author's central idea.

• The evidence that the author made supported his aspect.

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Match the following text structures:

• description

• Information is conveyed as an issue or a problem of concern and solution(s) are proposed or explained.

• compare and cntrast

• Information is presented in sections that often begin with a central idea and are followed by an elaboration of the features, characteristics, or examples of the subject at hand.

• problem and solution

• Information reflects a description of what happened is the effect and the detail(s) related to why it happened is the cause.

• chronological

• Facts, events, or details are presented in the order in which they occurred in time.

• cause and effect

• The similarities and/or differences of two or more people, things, concepts, or ideas are presented.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Here is a sample sentence: "Perhaps the most lasting contribution of the Aztec Empire to the modern world is its food."

CONTRIBUTION comes from the Latin roots:

• "co" - 2 and "ution" - now

• "con" - together and "trib" - give

• "contrib" - work and "ion" artifact

• "con" - give and "trib" together

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Select ALL that are TEXT FEATURES: (multiple answers)

• caption

• compare and contrast

• footnote

• glossary

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Organize the following into their correct categories!

Groups:

(a) Text Structure

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(b) Text Feature

• graph

• description

• illustration

• cause and effect

• table of contents

• heading

• compare and contrast

• chronological

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which of the following is an argumentative essay prompt that requires you to take a position on an issue?

• What is your favorite sport and why do you enjoy it?

• Write a report on the history of the internet.

• Describe the best pet you've ever had.

• Should homework be banned in schools?