Test-Taking Vocabulary

If you are asked to describe something, you must----.

• compare and contrast
• draw a conclusion
• give details about it
• analyze evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A book critic writes about a new novel.

• identifies
• evaluates
• justifies
• develops

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A stockbroker wants to buy stocks that will increase in value. She makes stock choices based on _____she makes.

• descriptions
• identifications
• developments
• predictions

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

When you are asked to compare and contrast, you must____

• tell how two things are alike and different
• provide an outline
• justify your stance
• develop a thesis statement

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

How is an outline like a summary?

• Both are based on inferences.
• Both rely on comparing and contrasting.
• Both briefly tell just the main points.
• Both require that you justify your opinion.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

When you infer, you always____.

• draw a conclusion based on facts
• justify your stance
• identify the main idea
• create a summary

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

When a test question asks you to develop an idea, you should____.

• evaluate an argument
• make long-term predictions
• compare and contrast its parts
• explain the parts of it in detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In order to justify your stance, you must____.

• develop an idea
• provide evidence
• make a prediction
• evaluate an argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Identify the statement that is false.

• Not everyone celebrates Christmas.
• Independence Day is on June 4. 
• Pine trees stay green year round.
• The United States lies above the equator.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

You are writing about the plight of polar bears due to climate change. Which is not a piece of evidence you would use?

• figures about the decline of ice in the Artic Circle
• a graph of rising temperatures in the Arctic
• the overall size of the Arctic Circle
• facts about the decreasing number of polar bear cubs

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1