CASPP English Test Prep

Which of the following should you include in your short answer responses?

• thesis

• evidence

• explanation

• all of the above

If there is a word you don't know and it does not provide a definition for you, what should you do?

• google it

• resort to guessing

• use context clues to try to figure it out

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

For Question 2, you must:

• Determine a theme

• Annotate

• Read the text

• Cite text evidence

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of these is not a writing strategy?

• Chunking

• Brainstorm

• Outlining

• Texting friends

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Choosing answers based on the evidence in the text and noticing the message the author is sending is:

• Wise analysis

• ah

• I really forgot this

• Foolish

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

When you don't understand text in a passage you should:

• Make up words and become a millionaire

• Stand on your desk and demand a free cheese burger

• Flip a coin

• Use context clues to figure out the meaning of a word. Use word parts (prefix, roots & suffixes)

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

When you don't understand words in the passage you should:

• Think of word synonyms and antonyms that may be hiding in the sentence

• Call a ninja

• Do a Google search with  the Google search you won't have access to

• Multiply the amount of words in the passage with the number of tiles on the floor

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is a main idea?

• The most important idea in the reading passage.

• The first idea in the reading passage.

• The details.

• Just opinions.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

• John and I read The Giver.

• John and i read The Giver.

• John and I read the Giver.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Choose the correctly capitalized and punctuated sentence.

• The short story "Thank You, M'am" was written by Langston Hughes.

• The short story "Thank you, M'am" was written by Langston Hughes.

• The short story Thank You, M'am was written by Langston Hughes.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A