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4th Grade Reading & Test-Taking Strategies
4th Grade 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 the testing strategy, "Slash the Trash" mean?
eliminate by crossing out choices you know to be incorrect
Throw the reading passage in the trash
Make dashes all over your paper
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When a question states choose the BEST answer, what does this mean?
Only ONE is correct & the best based on the story
There is more than one correct answer
There are no right answers
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After you read the title of a test selection or passage, you should...
Wait... we need to read the title of a story?!?!
Infer what the passage may be about
ignore it
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A fiction summary can be done using-
SWBST: Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
Context Clues
Our inferencing skills
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When you INFER, you must...
Use your main ideas and text clues
predict what will happen next
use your schema and text clues
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What does draw a conclusion mean?
to create a picture using our paper
infer about a character or situation that may happen
what is the problem in the story
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Which of the following is not a type of text structure when reading nonfiction?
standard form
Chronological/Sequence
problem & solution
compare & contrast
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Words that mean the opposite are called-
synonyms
homonyms
antonyms
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The "speaker" is another word for-
subject
topic
narrator
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The author puts a picture next to a specific paragraph because...
to seperate ideas
to give a visual of what that paragraph describes
there was room
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The structure of a story means?
How many text features are included in the story
How the author organized the text
How the author chose to bold words or not
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What do you call words that mean the SAME?
antonyms
homonyms
synonyms
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An example of a text feature would be-
captions
both of these are examples
pictures
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What does a reader need to look for when determining the Main Idea?
What it's mostly about and supporting details
The most frequently used word
the lesson/moral of the story
The main character
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Main Idea tells readers...
what the selection is mostly about
the supporting details
the author's meaning
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What are character traits?
the setting of the story
character appearances (physical) & personality (inside)
the main character
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Why is it a good idea to read the questions before the selection?
To see what types of questions you'll be asked
All of these are correct
To activate your schema
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What does the testing strategy, "Plug It In" mean?
cross out answers that are incorrect
hook up a cord to an outlet
plug answer choices in and select the one that makes sense
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The "message" or "central idea" is the same as-
inference
theme
summary
