MCAS TEST TAKING STRATEGIES 1A

You should skip a question if you do not know the answer to it.

You should ____ what a question is asking you to do by underlining the task and circling the key words.

To illustrate is to _____

To trace is to

To quote as an example is to ____

To explain the meaning in your own words is to

Your open response topic sentence should restate the question and include the title, genre, and _____ of the passage.

The E in IDEA can stand for Elaborate or Evaluate.

Checking your answer and making sure it makes sense is the Evaluate/Elaborate part of IDEA.

The IDEA strategy stands for Identify, Describe, Elaborate/Evaluate, and _______/Justify

To carry out or transfer information is to ______

You should include the who, what, where, when, why, & ___ in your open response answers.

"What is your plan to solve the problem or answer the question?" is the _____ step of IDEA.

You can increase your chances of answering a question correctly by eliminating the ones that are obviously wrong.

Your open response answer should contain enough evidence to support it, but should not contain _____.

You need to use quotation marks if you take evidence directly from the texts.

The ___ in a multiple choice question often tells you how to answer it.

To summarize without going into detail is to

If the question is asking about multiple people or things, than the answer should be in the ______ form.