Test Lingo

emphasize

• to ignore that this is important in a section

• To highlight, or make a big deal out of

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What does this mean?

"How does the setting affect the plot?"

• What is important about where this story is taking place?

• it means that the plot is not really important to the story. It is only the beginning, middle and end.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Cause-and-effect structure

• When the author tells you the reason why something is happening and the effect (result) it has on someone or something

• when the author tells you the problem and then later answers it with the solution to the problem

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which audience is the author addressing?

• Who is the author writing the story to?

• addressing means talking to someone but they are not listening

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

statement

• Sentence or phrase

• an opinion the author has

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Author’s claim

• What does the author think? What is he/she trying to convince you of?

• what does the author believe about their pets

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

When I read on the test

"What is the most likely reason?"

this simply means-

• WHY

• HOW

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Selection

• Story or passage

• wrong or right

Tags

CCSS.RF 4.3.A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.4C

replace

• replace means add to

• Take the place of

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

combine

• replace

• Put together

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6