1) What should I do if I come across an ELA question asking about a specific word or vocab? a) connect back to the text and reread the sentence or paragraph with the specific word b) Guess and move on with out reading the text 2) What should I do if I come across a question asking to make an inference or to infer? a) Read the text and then skip the question b) make the best educated guess and then choose your answer 3) What should I do if I come across a question asking about the central idea of the text? a) Quickly reread the first sentence in every paragraph and then figure out what the main point of the text b) Read the text and try to find the theme of the text 4) What should I do when I come across a question asking about supporting details or evidence from the text? a) connect back to the text and find details that support the central idea b) connect back to the text but guess and move on 5) What should I do if I come across a question asking about theme or universal theme? a) Reread the first sentence in every paragraph and then try to figure out what the author wants the reader to learn from this text. Try to figure out the important life lesson from the text. b) Connect back to the text and find new vocabulary words to help you understand the text 6) What should I do if I come across a question asking about a specific paragraph? a) Connect back to the paragraph and reread that paragraph b) Ignore the paragraph and just guess c) Reread the entire text 3 times d) Connect back to the text and choose 2 answers 7) What should I do if I come across a question asking about choosing the best summary of the text? a) Quickly reread the first sentence in each paragraph to recap the main points b) Reread the text 4 times and try to find the main point of the text c) Guess and move on d) Skip this answer 8) What should I do if I come across a question asking about an objective summary? a) Find the facts that summarize the text without any opinions b) Find only opinions that summarize the text c) Guess and move on d) Skip this answer 9) What skill do you need to focus on to help you answer this question stem?  In what way does the information in paragraph_____ and _____ best support the author's claim? a) connect back to the paragraph and find evidence to support the author's claim b) Connect back to the text and find the theme of the text 10) What ELA skill do you need to focus on to help you with this question stem? What is most likely the author's purpose for writing this selection? a) focus on supporting details b) focus on figuring out the author's purpose of the text 11) What ELA skill do you need to focus on to help you with this question stem? What inference can the reader make based on paragraph 4? a) connect back to paragraph 4 and make an educated guess b) connect back to paragraph 4 12) What should you do if you come across an ELA question like this? In line 3 of the poem, the italics mainly help convey that.... a) Connect back to the poem and figure out the theme b) Connect back to line 3 of the poem and figure out what the italics are hinting at.... 13) What should you do if you come across an ELA question like this? How does the use of flashback in paragraphs 9 and 10 contribute to the plot of the story? a) Connect back to paragraphs 9 and 10. Find how those paragraph give hints at something that had already happened and then figure out how paragraphs 9 and 10 add to the storyline b) Connect back to paragraphs 9 and 10 and figure out how those paragraphs add to the author's claim 14) What does the word "affect" mean in this question stem= In what ways does the setting affect the development of the plot? a) influence b) audience c) address d) argument 15) What does the word "attitude" mean in this question stem= Which line from the poem signals a shift in the poet's attitude? a) theme b) purpose c) feelings/thoughts d) anger 16) What does "author's argument" mean in this question stem= In what ways does the information in paragraphs 2 and 3 best support the author's argument? a) mood b) claim c) plot d) central idea 17) What does the word "audience" mean as used in this question stem=Which audience is the author most likely addressing in the text? a) the author b) the poet c) the narrator d) the group of people reading the text 18) What does "author's purpose" mean as used in this question stem= What is most likely the author's purpose for writing this text?  a) the reason for writing the text (to inform, persuade, entertain, explain) b) The main theme of the text 19) What does the word "contribute" mean as used in this question stem= How does the use of figurative language contribute to the overall theme of the poem? a) remove b) idea c) add/help d) create 20) What does the word "reason" mean as used in this question stem= What is the most likely reason the poet includes the details in lines 3-6? a) explanation b) quotation c) repetition d) setting 21) What does the word "theme" mean as used in this question stem= Which sentence from the selection best expresses the theme of this text? a) A claim that states the main idea b) the message or lesson that a story conveys to its readers 22) What does the word "symbol" mean as used in this question stem= In paragraph 7, the dove is used as a symbol of what? a) a storyline b) a specific word c) an object or picture that represents something else 23) If you see the word "sufficient" used in a question stem, what does it mean? a) enough b) not enough 24) If you see the word "irrelevant" used in a question stem, what does it mean? a) important b) not important 25) If you see the word "develop" used in a question stem, what does it mean? a) to make clear b) not clear

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