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Reading & Test-Taking Strategies
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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What does a reader need to look for when determining the Main Idea?
The main character
What it's mostly about and supporting details
False cognates
The most frequently used word
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The author puts a picture next to a specific paragraph...
to give a visual of what that paragraph describes
to separate ideas
to make tests look more attractive
because there was room
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When you PREDICT, you...
think about the format of the text
tell yourself the grade you are going to get
think about what the author wants you to know
Use text evidence and what makes sense to happen NEXT
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The title can tell you-
the end of the story
the problem
what the selection is mostly about
the setting
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Why is it a good idea to read the questions before the selection?
To activate your schema
To see what types of questions you'll be asked
To know whether you will need to scam the text for the answers or skim it.
All of these are correct
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The "speaker" is another word for-
talker
subject
narrator
topic
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What does EXPOSITORY mean?
fiction
text
nonfiction / information
story
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Stories most often contain structures like-
titles and subtitles
lines and stanzas
good guys and villains
dialog and paragraphs
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What do you call words that mean the SAME?
antonyms
homonyms
synonyms
namesake
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After you read the title of a test selection or passage, you should...
ignore it
highlight it
underline it and activate schema
look for key words in the text.
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"Evidence from the selection" is the same as-
structure
text proof
pictures and captions
clues
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Main Idea tells readers...
the author's meaning
the author's opinion about something
what the selection is mostly about
the supporting details
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What does NARRATIVE mean?
text
article
fiction
story
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The "main message" is the same as-
main idea
inference
summary
main character
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The subtitles are also known as-
submarines
subheadings
subways
Sub ideas
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Poems contain structure features like-
Verses and lines
headings and subheadings
lines and stanzas
paragraphs and chapters
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Words that mean the opposite are called-
homonyms
synonyms
antonyms
antigens
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When you INFER, you must...
Use your main ideas and text clues
use your schema and text clues
read between the lines
predict what will happen next
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An example of a text feature would be-
headings
pictures
All of these are examples
captions
