- Day 1: 41 multiple choice questions, 6 passages, 70 min + 10 min preparation time
- Day 2: 90 minutes + 15 min preparation time:
- Part 1: Listening - listen to a passage, take notes, answer 5 multiple choice questions and 3 short answer questions
- Part 2: Writing - 3 multiple choice questions on grammar and mechanics
- Part 3: Reading/Writing - read 2 related texts; complete 4 short answer questions and 1 extended response (4-5 paragraph essay)
- Day 1, Multiple Choice - this is from last year's test; this year, however, there will be 20 questions more, 41 overall
- Day 2, reading/writing - this is also from last year's test;
- Read questions first - skim the questions and not the answers; do this quickly
- Annotate text as your read - based on the questions and other important details
- Read questions carefully - think about the answer before choosing one; make sure you answer the question; use process of elimination
- Don't leave questions blank on answer sheet; if you're not sure of an answer, mark it lightly and go back to it later
- Manage your time; you have 70 minutes; take little breaks between passages if possible
- Check your answers after you have finished the test
- Have a positive attitude! Make sure you eat a healthy breakfast:)
- Review literary devices
- Read a lot! Read every day! Read a variety of genres: articles, novels, essays, poetry, and memoir. Try to read for long periods of time, 45 min-1 hour.
- Review rules on sentence structure, spelling, capitalization, punctuation. Do exercises on-line. For a comprehensive overview of grammar rules and some exercises, go to the OWL Purdue Writing Lab website.
- Review parts of speech, prefixes, and suffixes in your vocabulary book.
Strategies for Listening Section (Day 2, Book 1):
- A passage will be read to you twice, most likely an informational article.
- Listen carefully the first time without taking notes then take notes during the second reading. Or, write brief outline of passage the first time then fill in more specific details during second reading.
Writing component:
- There are 4 multiple choice questions on grammar and mechanics, 7 short answers, and 1 extended response (a 4-5 paragraph essay).
- Think about your audience, ELA teachers from various public schools throughout the city; they are the ones scoring your tests. Most likely, they resent having to be at the scoring site; don't make them any more disgruntled by making careless mistakes. Instead, wow them with your expert writing skills:)
- Please proofread and edit your sentences! Make sure you correct sentences, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
- Rephrase the question
- Answer the question
- Textual evidence
- Elaborate on evidence; connect evidence back to question
- Read the question carefully
- Write a brief outline of your essay
- Introduction: keep it short and simple; include thesis - rephrase the question
- Organize the body paragraphs in a clear and logical way:
- Conclusion - connect texts to your self, the world, or another text; keep it short and simple
Scoring:
- Multiple choice questions are 1 point each
- Short answers are scored out of 2 points.
- Extended response is scored out of 4 points.
- Here is a link to the rubric used to score the short and extended responses: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/osa/ei/rubric/ela-rubric-11.pdf
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