HSPA Preparation Tasks and Worksheets
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Welcome to your personalized HSPA Review!
 Here is a list of links for you to browse through. You
should keep track of your work on a Microsoft Word
document so you can refer to it while studying for the
HSPA.
 You can choose to work on as much or as little as you
would like.
 If you would like to go over anything please come to my
extra help days (Wednesdays in B1119) with your
questions.
Directions: Click on any of the following links and complete the
suggested activities/exercises for your HSPA review. You can keep track
of your answers/work in a Microsoft Word document.
1. Literary Terms
a. http://quizlet.com/6382856/hspa-literary-terms-and-devices-flash-cards/
i. Work on “Learn” or “Test”.
ii. Work on “Scatter” or “Space Race”.
2. Vocabulary
a. http://www.vocabahead.com/StudyRoom/tabid/61/Default.aspx
i. Make a personal vocabulary list of 15 words. Save it in Word.
b. http://www.knoword.org/
i. Test your vocabulary knowledge. Try to think of 20-30 words.
ii. Make a list of the words you guessed correctly and words you did not know.
Save it in Word.
c. http://www.englishmaven.org/Pages/Sentence%20Completion.htm
i. Complete at least three sentence completion exercises on the “Advanced Level”
(scroll down).
ii. Write about your results in Word. Which words did you know? What words
were challenging? Save it.
3. Grammar
a. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en29punc-game-beat-the-clock-apostrophes
i. Play the apostrophe game. Write about your results in words. Save it.
b. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en29punc-game-blown-away
i. Play the punctuation game. Write about your results in Word. Save it.
c. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en29punc-game-going-to-work-with-commas
i. Play the commas game. Write about your results in Word. Save it.
d. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en32tens-game-tenses-treasure-hunt
i. Play the past, present, and future tense game. Write about your results in Word.
Save it.
4. Brainstorming Writing
a. http://oneword.com/
i. Write about a random word for 60 seconds. Copy and paste your results into a
word document. Save your work.
ii. Do this five-ten times to practice brainstorming and thinking under pressure.
5. Practice Persuasive
a. http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/MediaCenter/hspa/Practice_Persuasive_Prompt.pdf
i. Click on the above persuasive prompt
ii. Use the 3 by 3 format to brainstorming for a persuasive prompt. Do this in
Microsoft word. Copy and paste the following graphic organizer into your Word
document and follow the steps reviewed in class. Try to do in 10 minutes.
Thesis:
Medium Reason
Weakest Reason
Strongest Reason
Reason:
Reason:
Reason:
Support 1
Support 1
Support 1
Support 2
Support 2
Support 2
Support 3
Support 3
Support 3
6. Reading Comprehension
a. http://www.englishmaven.org/Articulate/Short%20Stories%20-%20The%20Storm%20%20Quizmaker%20output/quiz.html
i. Read the story “The Storm” and answer the questions. Write about your results
in Word. Save it.
b. http://www.englishmaven.org/Articulate/Informational%20Passages%20%20Easter%20Island%20-%20Quizmaker%20output/quiz.html
i. Read the story “Easter Island” and answer the questions. Write about your
results in Word. Save it.
c. http://www.majortests.com/sat/reading-comprehension.php
i. Complete at least 3 practice reading comprehension activities. Write about your
results in Word. Save it.
7. Revising and Editing Writing
a. http://www.englishmaven.org/Articulate/Beginning%20Paragraph%20Correction%2015
%20-%20Quizmaker%20output/quiz.html
i. Take the quiz. Write about your results in Word. Save it.
b. http://www.englishmaven.org/Articulate/Intermediate%20Paragraph%20Correction%2
015%20-%20Quizmaker%20output/quiz.html
i. Take the quiz. Write about your results in Word. Save it.
c. http://www.englishmaven.org/Articulate/Advanced%20Paragraph%20Correction%2010
%20-%20Quizmaker%20output/quiz.html
i. Take the quiz. Write about your results in Word. Save it.
8. Their, They’re, and There
a. http://www.englishmaven.org/Pages/There,%20their,%20and%20theyre.htm
i. Complete the exercises 1 and 2. Write about your results. Save it.
9. Homonyms
a. http://www.englishmaven.org/Pages/Homonyms.htm
i. Complete exercise 1. Write about your results. Save it.