R.A.C.E.S. Strategy Quiz

Adding more specific details to an explanation or an example to help the reader understand the writer’s ideas.

• explain

• restate

• summary

• elaborate

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Words or phrases that link ideas to help writing flow more smoothly.

• verbs

• support

• transitions

• lead-in

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which THREE of the following types of sentences should begin with a transitional phrase (sentence starter)?

• Topic sentence

• Evidence sentence

• Explanation sentence

• Summary sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

The following transitional phrases (sentence starters) would be used to introduce ______.

This demonstrates...

This shows...

This means that...

• Evidence

• Explanations

• The topic sentence

• The summary sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

The following transitional phrases (sentence starters) would be used to introduce ____.

The text states...

Evidence from the text suggests...

The author writes...

• Evidence

• Explanations

• Topic sentence

• Summary sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What part of this topic sentence should be deleted?

Many people enjoy owning pets. Read on to find out why.

• Read on to find out why.

• Many people

• Find out why.

• The punctuation is wrong.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What TWO things are wrong with this summary sentence?

In summary, I hope you learned something about why people are passionate about sneakers.

• It doesn't refer to the topic of the paragraph.

• It uses "I"

• It uses "you"

• It doesn't have a transitional phrase.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The text states, "for many people over 30, job and family obligations increase..."

This is an example of ___.

• restating

• answering

• citing

• explaining

• summing it up

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In conclusion, old people do not like new music.

This is an example of ___.

• restating

• answering

• citing

• explaining

• summing it up

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Because older people have less free time, they are not able

to discover new music and simply listen to what they know.

This is an example of ___.

• restating

• answering

• citing

• explaining

• summing it up

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1