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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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Why is it a good idea to read the questions before the selection?
To begin finding evidence that will help you answer the questions
To get an understanding of what the passage/selection will be about
All of these are correct
To see what types of questions you'll be asked
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The "message", "lesson", or "moral" of the story is the same as...
theme
summary
main idea
inference
3
How many questions and passages/selections are on the EOG reading test?
24 questions and 3 passages/selections
48 questions and 6 passages/selections
40 questions and 5 passages/selections
8 questions and 48 passages/selections
4
The "speaker" is another word for the...
topic
title
narrator
subject
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What does a reader need to look for when determining the
main idea
?
The lesson/moral/theme of the story
Words that are underlined or in bold print
What the passage is mostly about and the supporting details
The main characters
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What do you call words that mean the SAME?
context clues
homonyms
synonyms
antonyms
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We use the
5 W's
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Who, What, When, Where, Why
strategy to summarize
___________________?
fiction texts
no texts
a movie played in the classroom
nonfiction texts
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After you read the title of a test selection or passage, you should...
Answer the test questions
Read the questions next
Infer or predict what the passage may be about
Wait... we need to read the title of a story?!?!
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What is the
total
amount of time you have to take the EOG reading test?
3 hours
90 minutes
2 hours
1 hour
10
Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
helps a reader summarize_________________?
a fiction text
a nonfiction text
a scientific/historical
no texts
11
What are
similes and metaphors
?
context clues
literal language that compares things
dictionary skills
figurative language that compares things
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What is a character's or narrator's POINT OF VIEW mean?
How the character solves a problem in the story
How they see or feel about what is happening in the story
Setting, character, problem, solution
The conflict in a story
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What does it mean to
visualize
while you read?
To infer or make a prediction about what the character will do next.
To figure out what the problem of the passage is.
To create a picture or movie in your head.
To ask yourself questions.
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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.
There is more than one correct answer.
Choosing the strongest answer that matches the question and passage.
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When you INFER, you must...
think about the author's point of view
use what the text says PLUS what you already know to make a prediction
determine the main idea with 2-3 supporting details
guess what will happen next by not reading the story
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After you make your
'Prove It'
sheet, what do you do next BEFORE you read the questions?
Ask for another pencil.
Write notes on your 'Prove It' sheet.
Read the entire passage.
Read the title and make a prediction about the passage/selection
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What is the
first
thing you do BEFORE you start your reading test?
answer the test questions
read the title of the passage/selection
read the test questions
create a 'Prove It' sheet
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What are examples of text structures in a nonfiction passage/selection?
theme and main idea
poetry elements
cause/effect, problem/solution, sequential order, compare/contrast
character, setting, problem, solution
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The structure of a text means?
How many text features are included in the story
How many words the author decided to use
How the author chose to bold words or not
How the author organized the text
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After you read the title, and before you read the test questions, you should look over the passage/selection to...
look to see if your teacher is watching you
read all the test questions
look for underlined/bold words, pictures/photos, fact boxes, diagrams, etc.
take a quick nap
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About
how long should it take you to read a passage and answer the passage questions.
You can take all the time you need.
50-60 minutes
20-30 minutes
5-10 minutes
