CASPP ELA Prep

One way to figure out a word you don't know on the test is...

• Skip it

• Look for clues in the sentence

When you are reading a text you should

• Write down important notes

• Skim it

• Write down everything it says

• Stop every paragraph for a break

The MOST important details in a fiction text usually include

• The characters favorite things, foods, and shows

• Main characters, events, problems, and solutions

• Every character ever introduced

• Facts, data, and statistics

Pick the BEST summary of Cinderella

• A mouse helps a lady get to a ball. He hopes she had a good time.

• A fairy godmother wants to go the ball. She lets a random girl go instead.

• Cinderella is a girl who wants to go to the ball, but her animal friends won't help her.

• Cinderella is a girl who wants to go to the ball, but her step-family tries to stop her by giving her chores.

True or false: Summaries should be longer than the story you are talking about. 

• True (Yes, it should be longer)

• False (It should be shorter) 

When answering the multiple choice questions, which of the following is NOT a good strategy?

• reviewing the lines the question is asking about

• crossing out questions you know do not make sense

• underline key words in the question

• picking a random answer and praying for the best

State test everyone takes that tests ELA, Math, and Science skills

• CAASPP

• Driving Test

• Physical Fitness Test

• ELPAC

Which is a metaphor?

• The sun smiled upon me.

• He is as tall as a tree.

• Life is a puzzle.

• Her hair is like spun gold.

"My refrigerator called to me" is an example of what?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

Read the passage and determine its text structure!

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Sequential

• Chronological