Writer's Choice Grade 11

Unit 28: Taking Tests

Unit Activity Lesson Plans

Introduction
Students have studied test-taking. In this lesson, they will identify terms related to test types and items.

Lesson Description
Students will complete a crossword puzzle using terms and concepts from the unit.

Instructional Objectives
  1. Students will identify various test item types.
  2. Students will identify different types of tests.

Student Web Activity Answers
essay test: may consist of one in-depth question or several less complex ones
thesis: state this in the first paragraph of an essay
transition words: move the essay reader smoothly from one idea to the next
standardized tests: given to many people under similar circumstances and are graded to determine a standard score
antonym: a test item that requires you to choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning from the given word
analogy: a test item that evaluates your ability to identify the relationships between words
sentence completion: a test item that presents a sentence in which critical words are missing
reading comprehension: test items about passages of varying length and difficulty
usage: test items that require you to recognize sentence parts that are grammatically incorrect or unclear
sentence correction: test items that require you to not only find the error in an underlined sentence part, but also decide on the best revision to correct the error

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