Wisconsin Forward Exam questions

What is the first step on your writers checklist?

• Re-read the question.

• Support the ideas in your essay by using text evidence.

• Read the entire passage carefully.

• Organize your essay with an introduction, body, and conclusion.

What is the Forward exam for?

• To test if you can read.

• To determine if you are ready for the next grade level.

• To make you do tons of writing.

• To determine how well students are doing in relation to the Wisconsin Academic Standards.

What is an introduction sentence?

• A sentence that states the main thought of a paragraph.

• A sentence that states the topic and begins the response to a question.

• A sentence in the beginning of a paragraph.

• all of the above.

What is a conclusion?

• The same thing as a transition word.

• A sentence at the beginning of a paragraph.

• A sentence placed at the end of a paragraph that ends the thought and mirrors the topic sentence.

• An interesting word.

What should you always do before turning anything in?

• Make sure you are the first person to be done.

• Proofread and review your work.

• Plan your writing.

• Read the entire passage.

Before beginning to answer question or plan your writing you should completely (a)   the passage.

What should you look for while editing your writing?

• Text evidence from the passage.

• Correct capitalization, punctuation and spelling.

• Correct word choice and paragraph transitions.

• all of the above.

What punctuation is used when you include a quote from a text/passage?

• ,

• " "

• ?

• \

The Forward Exam determines whether or not you move onto fourth grade!

• True

• False

What is textual evidence?

• Evidence used for my writing that is found within a passage.

• Evidence that is quoted/pulled exactly from a text/passage using the proper punctuation.

• Evidence that supports the details within a writing.

• Evidence that has been given credit to the original writer. (ex. According to the passage.)

• all of these answers explain what textual evidence is.