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Ms. Simmons' Reading & Test-Taking Strategies
Ms. Simmons' Reading & Test-Taking Strategies
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A basic review of test-taking strategies, question stems, and content area key words!
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About
how long should it take you to read a passage and answer the passage questions.
50-60 minutes
20-30 minutes
5-10 minutes
You can take all the time you need.
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What do you call words that mean the SAME?
context clues
homonyms
synonyms
antonyms
3
We use the
5 W's
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Who, What, When, Where, Why
strategy to summarize
___________________?
a movie played in the classroom
fiction texts
nonfiction texts
no texts
4
After you make your
'Prove It'
sheet, what do you do next BEFORE you read the questions?
Read the title and make a prediction about the passage/selection
Write notes on your 'Prove It' sheet.
Ask for another pencil.
Read the entire passage.
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The structure of a text means?
How the author chose to bold words or not
How the author organized the text
How many words the author decided to use
How many text features are included in the story
6
What is the
total
amount of time you have to take the EOG reading test?
3 hours
1 hour
90 minutes
2 hours
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When you INFER, you must...
guess what will happen next by not reading the story
think about the author's point of view
determine the main idea with 2-3 supporting details
use what the text says PLUS what you already know to make a prediction
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The "message", "lesson", or "moral" of the story is the same as...
inference
summary
main idea
theme
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Why is it a good idea to read the questions before the selection?
To begin finding evidence that will help you answer the questions
All of these are correct
To see what types of questions you'll be asked
To get an understanding of what the passage/selection will be about
10
The "speaker" is another word for the...
title
topic
subject
narrator
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After you read the title of a test selection or passage, you should...
Read the questions next
Answer the test questions
Wait... we need to read the title of a story?!?!
Infer or predict what the passage may be about
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How many questions and passages/selections are on the EOG reading test?
40 questions and 5 passages/selections
48 questions and 6 passages/selections
8 questions and 48 passages/selections
24 questions and 3 passages/selections
13
What is the
first
thing you do BEFORE you start your reading test?
read the title of the passage/selection
read the test questions
create a 'Prove It' sheet
answer the test questions
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What are examples of text structures in a nonfiction passage/selection?
poetry elements
theme and main idea
character, setting, problem, solution
cause/effect, problem/solution, sequential order, compare/contrast
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What are
similes and metaphors
?
dictionary skills
context clues
literal language that compares things
figurative language that compares things
16
What does a reader need to look for when determining the
main idea
?
The main characters
What the passage is mostly about and the supporting details
The lesson/moral/theme of the story
Words that are underlined or in bold print
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After you read the title, and before you read the test questions, you should look over the passage/selection to...
take a quick nap
read all the test questions
look to see if your teacher is watching you
look for underlined/bold words, pictures/photos, fact boxes, diagrams, etc.
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When a question states to choose the BEST answer, what does this mean?
There are no right answers.
To not answer the question and leave it blank.
Choosing the strongest answer that matches the question and passage.
There is more than one correct answer.
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What does it mean to
visualize
while you read?
To create a picture or movie in your head.
To ask yourself questions.
To infer or make a prediction about what the character will do next.
To figure out what the problem of the passage is.
20
Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
helps a reader summarize_________________?
a scientific/historical
no texts
a nonfiction text
a fiction text
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What is a character's or narrator's POINT OF VIEW mean?
How they see or feel about what is happening in the story
How the character solves a problem in the story
The conflict in a story
Setting, character, problem, solution
