Hints for Taking the Test Read both passages

Hints for Taking the Test

. Read both passages very closely. . Do not be lazy. You have nothing to gain and everything to lose by skimming and guessing. . Take your time! The test is not a race.

Remember: . Your are looking for the most correct answer.

Remember: . The answer is always based on the text. . The answer is not based on my personal feelings.

Remember: . . Practice the “rule out” method. . One at a time, rule out the answers that cannot possibly be correct. . You can usually knock out two of them pretty easily.

Remember: . . If you see a picture, it is there for a reason. . Study it closely. . If needed, refer back to it for help in answering the questions.

ESSAY REMINDERS Introduction: Gets the reader’s attention. Contains the THESIS STATEMENT = If I could state the entire essay in one sentence, what would I say? . . Reason #1: Explain why you feel that way, based on the text, and give some textual evidence, too. Textual evidence is word-for-word, from the text, with quotation marks around it. Reason #2: Explain why you feel that way, based on the text, and give some textual evidence, too. Textual evidence is word-for-word, from the text, with quotation marks around it. Reason #3: Explain why you feel that way, based on the text, and give some textual evidence, too. Textual evidence is word-for-word, from the text, with quotation marks around it. Conclusion: Restate the introduction, using different words.

Vocabulary: . . Sculptor = a person who practices the art of carving or modeling works of art in three dimensions Lumberyard = a yard where lumber (boards) is stored for sale Gaze = to look steadily and intently, with curiosity Discarded = thrown away

Vocabulary: . . Luthier = a person who makes stringed instruments (like guitars or violins) Cathedral = a very fancy church; usually very old Refinish = to give a new surface to wood

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