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WorksheetsAVID 8th CFE Review #3
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 37mins
There are many elements of a good speech that can be measured on a scoring rubric. After watching a speech given by your class president entitled “College is for Everyone,” what would be the most important elements of public speaking to analyze?
How often did the audience laugh at what was said and applaud
throughout the speech?
How was the speaker dressed and did they make a professional
appearance?
How did the tone and word choice support the speaker’s point of
view?
How often did the speaker make eye contact and use hand
movements?
What type of question below would increase classroom discussion?
Questions that ask you to list information
Questions that ask you to describe
Questions that ask you to define vocabulary
Questions that ask you to explain why or to justify you reasoning
Which of the following are NOT considered one of the conventions to follow when writing a good summary?
Avoid using questions.
Avoid first person and dialogue.
Begin a summary with “This passage was about...” or “What I read
was...”
Both A & B are correct.
Choose the answer choice that best completes the following sentence.
A good summary:
condenses (shortens the original text).
includes only the most important information.
includes only what is in the passage.
All of the above.
Using context clues, determine a synonym for the underlined words in the following question.
The cafeteria is very expensive, but serves small quantities of food.
sections
steak
portions
sums
Using context clues, determine a synonym for the underlined words in the following question.
I can't withstand the extremely loud ongoing annoying siren.
top
tolerate
hide
ignore
Using context clues, determine a synonym for the underlined words in the following question.
Metropolitan areas, such as Chicago and its suburbs, are inhabited by large numbers of people.
urban
suburban
countryside
residential
Use the passage below to answer the following question.
According to the passage, what reason does the author give to support the claim that hip-hop should be taught in literature classes?
Hip-hop is more interesting than classic poetry.
Teachers can better relate to their students’ experiences.
Students can learn to write hip-hop lyrics.
Lyrics for hip-hop songs can teach students life lessons.
What is the first step in the reading strategy, Marking the Text?
Underlining the author’s claims
Summarizing thoughts
Crossing out difficult words
Numbering the paragraphs
Which statement below is the best explanation as to why it is advantageous to make predictions about what a text might be about before reading it?
This will help the reader recognize some significant ideas contained in the text as the reader is reading and taking notes.
This will help the reader pay closer attention to the test as they think
about their prediction while they are reading.
This will help the reader recognize new vocabulary words that relate to their prediction.
This will help the reader compare their thinking to the thinking of peer.
The active reading strategy of ‘Marking the Text’ states that you should complete all of the following actions EXCEPT:
Circle key terms
Underline author's claims and supporting details
Circle key dialogue
Number the paragraphs
Which science question below is considered a Level 3 (higher-level) question?
If Jim's car is 15 feet long at rest, what's the length at 2/3 the speed of light?
How does the graph change as you alter each of the constants?
How do you solve a 4th-degree polynomial equation?
What might it be like to fly near the speed of light?
Which science question below is considered a Level 1 (lower-level) question?
What are the 5 layers of the Earth's atmosphere?
What are some unique features of the upper atmosphere?
Why did Mendel succeed where his contemporaries did not?
Predict what will happen if we continue to deny the facts of climate change.
Which science question below is considered a Level 2 (higher-level) question?
What science concepts connect to this problem?
How would you change your procedures to get better results?
What is the first step of the procedure?
What does your science textbook say about this concept?
Read the following advertisement. Examine the underlined words to determine which word is an example of persuasive language.
Which underlined word from the advertisement is an example of persuasive language?
kittens
grey
weeks
loving
What should you do to increase your participation during a Socratic Seminar?
Ask higher-level questions that relate to the text.
Debate with people in the inner circle.
Carry on sidebar conversations.
Raise your hand to speak.
In the AVID classroom, team building is important because it strengthens the relationship students have with each other and the AVID teacher. Which of the following is an outcome of having a strong team?
Students learn how to manage their time.
Students learn to listen carefully to others.
Students learn to work independently.
Students learn how to behave on field trips.
During history class you took Cornell notes. For homework, what should you do to identify the key concepts of the history lesson?
Read the notes.
Review the Essential Question.
Underline or highlight main ideas.
Number the chunks of information.
How should a student construct an effective summary for their Cornell notes?
Write down the parts the teacher said were important.
Write down the parts the student felt were important.
Answer each question from the left-hand side of the notes in a
complete sentence.
Use the main idea from each chunk of information to answer the
essential question.
Your history teacher announced to the class that the test next week would be extended response. What strategy will you use to prepare before taking this test?
Memorize all the definitions that might be on the test.
Remember to pace yourself carefully during the test and skip over the tough questions.
Review all of the key concepts and study a little each night.
Analyze your last history test to see which multiple choice answers
you got wrong.
By definition a job is an activity completed for a determined amount of time for a specific rate of pay. A career is defined as a long-term occupation where both salary and personal fulfillment are benefits.
Based upon the results of the student interest inventory below, which of the following choices would be considered a career?
Teacher
Tutor
Daycare worker
Babysitter
Based upon the results of the student interest inventory below, which of the following choices would be considered a career?
Pet groomer
Dog walker
Veterinarian
Lifeguard
In the AVID classroom, a student completed the Career Selection activity and selected the following areas of interest. Which of the following careers would be most appropriate for this student's results?
Computer salesperson
Home Finance Agent
Algebra Teacher
Bank Teller
An AVID student is giving an informal speech about their favorite family vacation to an amusement park (a place that has rides and games). What non-verbal communication skills could the student use when describing a rollercoaster ride?
The student could speak faster as he/she describes the ride getting
more intense.
The student could move their arms and hands up and down as he/she describes the movement.
The student could raise the tone of their voice as he/she describes the ride getting scary.
The student could ask their classmates how they would feel during the experience.
Read the sentence below. The pronoun they is not correct. Which of the following pronouns should replace the word they?
Every runner must train hard if they want to do well in the race.
I want
we want
he or she wants
them want
What would be the best way for a kinesthetic learner to learn how to create a foldable graphic organizer for a class assignment?
Follow along with the teacher and create it as he/she creates the
model with the class.
Listen carefully to the teacher as he/she explains the process step by step to the class.
Look at a picture of the foldable graphic organizer.
Read a handout with step-by-step instructions.
What does the academic six-year plan help you to do?
organize the courses needed in middle school and high school so that you can be accepted into a four-year college or university
to map out all of the after-school activities needed to be accepted into a four-year college or university
to create a plan that allows you to select the colleges and universities that you are thinking about attending
to build your portfolio of course work examples to share with your
AVID teachers in grades 7 – 12
Before starting to take a test, which of the following should you do?
Verify that there are no spelling errors on the test
Pace yourself
Scan the test to see what questions you can answer easily
Reflect on the test-taking experience
Use the image below to answer the following question.
According to the passage, why does the author mention the First Amendment?
To explain why yearbooks should be censored by school authorities
To support the idea that students have a right to express themselves
To point out why yearbook censorship is a controversial topic
To emphasize the importance of censoring all school materials
A student in your science class is very quiet and becomes nervous when called upon in class. The student fears being made fun of or thought to be stupid if answering a question wrong. When the teacher calls upon the student, the student becomes too nervous to answer even when the student knows the correct answer. Using your conflict management skills, 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 take lots of notes to look busy.
Tell the student to sit in the back of the room and avoid eye-contact with the teacher and classmates.
Tell the student to talk to the teacher privately and explain the problem so they can work through it together.
An eighth grade AVID student has six classes. This marking period the student has earned the following grades: A, A, A, B, B, C. What is the student’s grade point average?
3.3
4.0
6.0
2.33
Identify the level of thinking, using your Costa's Level of Questioning skills.
Who was the first President of the United States of America?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Identify the level of thinking, using your Costa's Level of Questioning skills.
Explain and justify your reasoning for who has been the best President so far.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Identify the level of thinking, using your Costa's Level of Questioning skills.
Compare the beliefs of the Federalists and Anti-federalists.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Identify the level of thinking, using your Costa's Level of Questioning skills.
Write a new poem that reflects the theme of patriotism.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Identify the level of thinking, using your Costa's Level of Questioning skills.
Sort the American presidents according to their political party.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Identify the level of thinking, using your Costa's Level of Questioning skills.
Based on the first and last paragraph of the text, make an inference about the author's purpose for writing.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Which of the following is NOT considered a core academic class?
Algebra
Physical Science Honors
Law Studies
Civics
You are assigned to read a rigorous, or challenging, nonfiction text in a limited period of time. Your teacher is requiring that you collect critical information and newly learned vocabulary. Due to the limited amount of time you have to read this text, you only have enough time to read the entire text one time. Which of the following strategies will be the most effective and why?
Writing in the Margins will be the most effective because you can complete the reading requirement as you read.
Rereading the Text will be the most effective because you can identify critical information the second time you read.
Annotating the Text will be the most effective because you can highlight or underline the author's claims as you read.
Charting the Text will be the most effective because you can differentiate between what the author is saying and what the author is doing.
An AVID student recently returned to their notes with an eye for inquiry. The student used the information in the notes to create questions based on the main ideas from the different chunks of notes. Which Phase of Focused Note-Taking did this student just complete?
Phase 5
Phase 4
Phase 3
Phase 2
An AVID student recently returned to their notes to process the information further. The student utilized close reading strategies to annotate the notes and interact with them further. Which Phase of Focused Note-Taking did this student just complete?
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
An AVID student recently determined that the most effective format for taking notes on his Science's teacher's lecture was Cornell notes. Which Phase of Focused Note-Taking did this student just complete?
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
An AVID student took three-column notes in their U.S. History class today. Once the student got home from school, they started summarizing/reflecting on their learning from the notes. Which Phase of Focused Note-Taking did this student just complete?
Phase 5
Phase 4
Phase 3
Phase 2
An AVID student recently participated in a Philosophical Chairs in their Language Arts class. They used their Pre-discussion organizer (T-chart) during the debate portion of the activity to justify and explain their reasoning. Which Phase of Focused Note-Taking did this student just complete?
Phase 5
Phase 4
Phase 3
Phase 2
Which of the following grades would result in a 2.43 unweighted GPA? Select all that apply.
85, 82, 84, 74, 76, 79, 71
95, 86, 92, 84, 63, 45, 77
75, 72, 78, 69, 67, 42, 96
95, 98, 66, 64, 76, 77, 50
