ELA End-of-Grade Test

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Across
  1. 2. I should fold the first piece of scratch paper like a ________ to take my t-chart notes on the two articles.
  2. 5. The first thing I should do on Day 1 (Monday) is __________ my two pieces of scratch paper.
  3. 6. My ______________ statement will use words from the essay question and my answer to the essay question.
  4. 9. To make sure my test evaluator can see where each of my paragraphs begins, I should skip a _______ between each paragraph.
  5. 10. When I begin the test, the first thing I should do is look over all of the ____________ (including multiple choice, constructed response, and essay.
  6. 11. In my constructed response paragraph, I will use words from the ____________ in my claim.
  7. 14. In the next 30 minutes of the Day 1 test, I will finish my constructed response (CER) paragraph and plan out (outline) my _________.
  8. 15. I should try to leave time to _______________ my essay for correct punctuation, grammar, capitalization, and formatting.
  9. 17. I will pay close attention to whether I will be writing an informational or ______________ essay.
Down
  1. 1. Whether I am writing an informational or argumentative essay, I will be sure to include information from __________ articles.
  2. 3. If I am writing an argumentative essay, a good strategy is to plan a _______________ and rebuttal first, since that can be the trickiest part.
  3. 4. I should fold the second piece of scratch paper into five sections that will be my essay ____________.
  4. 6. I will spend about _______ minutes on the constructed response question, which will be a CER paragraph.
  5. 7. Each night before the tests, I will do my best to get lots of ________.
  6. 8. When there are 30 minutes left on Day 1, I should be _________ my essay.
  7. 12. On Day 2, I will have about 20 minutes to write a ____________ that includes characters, dialogue, and incidents that develop a story.
  8. 13. Knowing the essay _____________ will help me to take notes that will be helpful for planning my essay.
  9. 16. In the first 30 minutes of the Day 1 test, I will ________ the two articles and take notes, answer the 3 multiple choice questions, and start my constructed response paragraph.