ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
GRADE7
TIME AND PLACE:
April 5th, 6th, 7th
New Hyde ParkMemorialHigh School
Room assignments will be posted around the school and they will be told to you by your English teacher a few days before the exam
Come to school by 7:20/7:30 AMon exam days. There will be a free breakfast in the Junior High Cafeteria.
- DAY ONE – BOOK ONE:
(REMEMBER SHAMPOOPSI!!!!!!)
READING COMPREHENSION:
Approx. 90 minutes in length
4passages (fiction, non-fiction, articles, poetry)
24Multiple choice questions
TYPES OF QUESTIONS:
Vocabulary: These questions will ask you to define a word taken out of context. Read the sentence before and after it. Try to “fit” the definition into the sentence.
Inferences and drawing conclusions: These answers are not found in the text. They will ask you to take information from the text and determine what is being implied.
Cause and Effect: These questions ask you how one event or action leads to another.
Sequencing: These questions ask you to put things in the order that they happened.
Look for key words; before, after, during, first.
Main Idea: These questions ask you to tell what a story is about. There is evidence of the main idea throughout the entire passage.
Theme: The theme in the story is the lesson that the author wants you to learn after reading the story.
TIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR THIS TASK:
Read the directions
Read the questions before you read the passage so that you will know what to look for
Underline key information, words, and phrases while reading
Remember TRASH, TRASH, TREASURE, GOLD
Read over your answers, make sure all are marked on the scan-tron
Keep track of the time
Use process of elimination, if necessary
- DAY TWO – BOOK TWO:
READING COMPREHENSION & READING TO WRITING:
Approx. 90 minutes in length
3reading comp. passage (fiction, non-fiction, articles, poetry)
7 Multiple choice questions
WRITING:
2 Short Response Questions
1 Extended Response (Essay) Question
TIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR SHORT RESPONSE QUESTIONS:
- Be sure to answer in complete sentences
Use Paragraph Format:
-Topic Sentence (Restate the Question & Use Title of Passage)
-Detail(s) & Explanation of Details
-Must Use Textual Evidence from the passage(s)
-Clincher Sentence
TIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR THE EXTENDED RESPONSE QUESTION (ESSAY)
Carefully read the directions and the question
The bullets in the question become your body paragraphs
Remember, every essay must include:
Introduction Paragraph
- General statement
- Title/Author
- Thesis statement
Body Paragraph 1:
- Topic sentence
- Use details from the passage (2-3 examples)Use textual evidence/Give an example
- Clincher sentence
Body Paragraph 2:
- Use a Transition word
- Topic sentence
- Use details from the passage (2-3 examples) Use textual evidence/Give an example
- Clincher sentence
Conclusion Paragraph:
- Restate the thesis statement
- Sum up the main points
- Clincher sentence
- DAY THREE – BOOK THREE:
READING TO WRITING:
Approx. 90 minutes in length
You will read 3 passages (fiction, non fiction, poetry, article or biography)
You must complete:
- 5 short response questions
- 1 extended response (essay)
5 Short Response Questions
1 Extended Response Question
TIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR THIS SECTION:
Read the directions
Read the questions first, so that you will know what to look for while reading
Annotate! Underline important information, key phrases, words
Think about the thematic link between the two paired passages (why were they paired together)
TIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR SHORT RESPONSE QUESTIONS:
- Be sure to answer in complete sentences
Use Paragraph Format:
-Topic Sentence (Restate the Question & Use Title of Passage)
-Detail(s) & Explanation of Details
-Must Use Textual Evidence from the passage(s)
-Clincher Sentence
TIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR DAY 3 EXTENDED RESPONSE QUESTION (ESSAY)
Carefully read the directions and the question
The bullets in the question become your body paragraphs
Remember, every essay must include:
Introduction Paragraph
- General statement
- Title/Author
- Thesis statement
Body Paragraph 1:
- Topic sentence
- Use details from the passage (2-3 examples) Use textual evidence/Give an example
- Clincher sentence
Body Paragraph 2:
- Use a Transition word
- Topic sentence
- Use details from the passage (2-3 examples) Use textual evidence/Give an example
- Clincher sentence
Conclusion Paragraph:
- Restate the thesis statement
- Sum up the main points
- Clincher sentence
RELAX!!!!!!!
YOU HAVE PREPARED AND WORKED REALLY HARD
GO TO BED EARLY THE NIGHT BEFORE THE EXAM DAYS
MORNING OF EXAM DAYS:
Go through your normal routine.
Eat breakfast; it gives you energy.
Get to school by 7:30 so that you are not rushing around.
Bring 2 (#2) pencils and a highlighter.
GOOD LUCK!!! YOU ARE GOING TO DO GREAT!!!
Difficult Vocabulary?
Just STOP and THINK!
Think of other words that look and sound like the word
H idden words within the word?
Identify the prefix and root word
N ose around for other words within the sentence
(Use context clues)
K nowledge of other languages?