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NYS ELA Test Prep Game #1

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  • What is the highest number of points that you can receive on your short response?
    2 points
  • To add notes or comments to a text, book, drawing, etc.
    Annotate
  • Whats the theme?: Sarah practiced everyday for 3 hours and went on to the Olympics to win the gold medal.
    Hard work pays off.
  • Another word for "Details" is ________________
    Evidence
  • How much time do you have to complete the exam?
    As much time as you need
  • What is the first step for answering multiple choice questions?
    Carefully read the question.
  • As readers, what do we analyze to determine a character's point of view?
    Actions, Inner thoughts and dialogue
  • What's the first step to reading a text on the exam?
    Read the title and author, identify the text features, read the directions
  • What is evidence?
    Direct quotes or paraphrasing used to support/prove an idea or claim
  • What are the dates for the NYS ELA exam?
    April 14-17
  • Text Structure is ________________
    how the text is organized.
  • True or False: The first day of the exam will be all writing.
    False. The first day of the exam will be multiple choice and short response
  • Whats the theme?: Timmy chose his best friend as a partner. They talked too much and did not finish the project.
    Choose your partners wisely.
  • To use words around an unknown word to determine its meaning...
    Context Clues
  • Define: Identify
    To know and say who someone is or what something is
  • In multiple choice questions, what is a "distractor"?
    An incorrect response that appears to be a correct response.
  • The perspective from which the story is being told:
    Point of View
  • The ___________is defined as what the main point the author wants to say about the topic
    Central Idea
  • Name one strategy that you can use to answer multiple choice questions.
    Underline important words; Eliminate all wrong answers first; Go back to the text; Answer the question without looking at the questions
  • Give an example of a theme:
    Teacher's choice 
  • What is required to get a full credit on a short response question?
    An accurate inference, two pieces of evidence and an analysis
  • To use words around an unknown words to determine it's meaning
    Context Clues
  • Define Theme
    The message/lesson of a story
  • Define: Multiple Choice Question
    Questions that provide multiple answer options
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