Duplicate of Test Taking Strategies

Question 1

What is the first thing you should do when you take a test?

Accepted Answer

read the title and scan article or poem

Question 2

Literal questions can be answered directly from the text:

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true, pink elephants

Question 3

When you see something important in the article or story,

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highlight it

Question 4

To determine importance, you need to find the _______ _________ in every paragraph.

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main idea

Question 5

Word parts or ________________ help us define unknown words.

Accepted Answer

context

Question 6

When you create a movie or pictures in your mind while reading text its called:

Accepted Answer

visualizing

Question 7

For an article or poem, the main idea has to...

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Apply to the WHOLE written work

Question 8

When you can relate text to yourself, the world, or other text, you are making ____________.

Accepted Answer

text connections

Question 9

In a poem, groups of words are called...

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stanzas

Question 10

Before closely reading the text, you should ___________________ the questions.

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preview

Question 11

When you think about what you already know about the text, you activate your ______________ .

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prior knowledge

Question 12

When in doubt, make an __________ _____________!

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educated guess

Question 13

Use the process of _________________ when you know some of the given answers are wrong.

Accepted Answer

elimination

Questions 13