Short Constructed Response Practice

What does the S stand for in RACES?

• start your answer

• summarize / wrap up your thoughts

• state why you liked the text

The following sentence starter would be best used for which part of a short constructed response: This evidence from the text explains why....

• explaining evidence

• citing evidence

• restating the question

• answering the question

Which part of a short constructed response is this an example of: In the text it states, "But the shelter plans to keep its unicorn puppy, to help remind people that it’s OK to be unusual."

• citing text evidence

• answering the question

• adding transition words

Is this the CFS for a short constructed response?

• Yes

• No

Which part of a constructed response would the underlined part of the following sentence be an example of: The main idea of the paragraph is humans can do their part to decrease the jellyfish problem.

• explaining evidence

• restating the question

• citing evidence

• answering the question

What strategy have you used most often to answer constructed response questions?

• The OREO strategy

• The Hamburger Strategy

• The RACE Strategy

• The RUPR strategy

Explaining your answer means ....

• Adding your thoughts to what the answer means

• Adding your thoughts about the text

• Adding another sentence to make the answer long enough

What is the first thing you do when you receive a constructed response?

• Read the question carefully.

• Number each thing you should do.

• Answer the question.

The part of RACE where you find evidence from the text, copy it word for word, and put quotation marks around it.

• Answer

• Cite

• Explain

• Restate

What is the purpose of a short constructed response in English?

• To summarize a text

• To provide a detailed analysis

• To answer a question concisely using evidence

• To write a creative story