OD and ORQ
Test Prep
Created by Lynne Crandall
University of Michigan
Revised by Clark County Curriculum Staff
OD or
ORQ?
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OD or
ORQ?
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Supporting
Ideas in OD
Fact or
Opinion?
OD or
ORQ?
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100 Points
OD or ORQ?
It takes about 15 mins
to answer
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100 Points
ORQ
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200 Points
OD or ORQ?
It will take an hour to answer
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200 Points
On Demand
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300 Points
OD or ORQ?
Your should plan your answer
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300 Points
Both On Demand and Open Response
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400 Points
OD or ORQ
You will write for a real audience
about a real situation
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400 Points
On Demand
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500 Points
OD or ORQ?
Your response will show what you know
about science, social studies or reading
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500 Points
Open Response
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100 Points
OD or ORQ
The length of your response is at
least one or two pages
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100 Points
On Demand
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200 Points
OD or ORQ?
The writing has a lead and a
conclusion
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200 Points
On Demand
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300 Points
OD or ORQ?
This writing includes ideas that are
well developed and organized
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300 Points
On Demand
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400 Points
OD or ORQ?
This writing does not
require a topic sentence
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400 Points
Open Response
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500 Points
OD or ORQ?
You can use a dictionary to check
your spelling or a thesaurus to
find a better word to use
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500 Points
On Demand
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100 Points
Statistic or Description?
Inside your nose is a layer of slime. It’s a
thick, sticky pudding-like gunk that coats
the skin and hairs.
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100 Points
Description
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200 Points
Personal Experience or Quote?
When I was twelve, I was in a car
accident with my mom and wasn’t
wearing my seatbelt. I learned an
important lesson that day.
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200 Points
Personal Experience
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300 Points
Description or Comparison?
You may think that cats are pretty smart,
but dogs are much smarter. They can
actually communicate with you!
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300 Points
Comparison
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400 Points
Statistics or Quote?
Thanks to seatbelts, more than
777,000 lives have been saved.
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400 Points
Statistics
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500 Points
Expert Quote or Personal
Experience?
Mr. Farris our principal says, “The
Louisville Science Museum is a great place
for field trips because students learn so
much.”
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500 Points
Expert Quote
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100 Points
Fact or Opinion?
It looks like it is going to rain.
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100 Points
Fact
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200 Points
Fact or Opinion?
You may think cats are pretty smart.
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200 Points
Opinion
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300 Points
Fact or Opinion?
What is killing the coral reefs? Just
a few years ago, they were thriving.
Now they’re turning brown and dying.
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300 Points
Fact
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400 Points
Fact or Opinion?
Our principal says he thinks field
trips are a great way to learn.
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400 Points
Opinion
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500 Points
Fact or Opinion?
Inside your nose is a layer of slime.
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500 Points
Fact
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100 Points
OD or ORQ?
It will show what you know about
writing a letter or an article
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100 Points
On Demand
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200 Points
OD or ORQ?
You have to answer a content area
question
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200 Points
Open Response
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300 Points
OD or ORQ?
You are given a choice of two different
prompts.
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300 Points
On Demand
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400 Points
OD or ORQ?
The prompt might ask you to
persuade.
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400 Points
On Demand
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500 Points
OD or ORQ?
You are given multiple choice
questions
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500 Points
Both On Demand and ORQ
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