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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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Which of the following might be the theme of a story?
overcoming fear
Some people are afraid of heights.
"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."
A brave young girl pretends to be a man.
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The "speaker" is another word for-
subject
narrator
topic
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What is the main idea?
Bats eat many insects.
Bats fly at night.
Bats are mammals.
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What is the theme of the story?
Be thankful for what you have.
Michael went to his friend's house.
Little houses are just like bigger houses
Michael and Brice are friends.
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What does a reader need to look for when determining the Main Idea?
The most frequently used word
What it's mostly about and supporting details
The main character
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Poems contain structure features like-
lines and stanzas
paragraphs and chapters
headings and subheadings
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What figurative language is this?
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Personification
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One way I could figure out the theme is to...
Just read the end of the story.
Think about what the character learned.
Just read the beginning of the story.
Skim through the story.
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Which word would you NOT use if you're talking about how two things are the same?
Both
Also
But
Similarly
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Define theme.
Sequence of events.
The main points.
The message/lesson
The subject.
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Which point of view?
3rd Person
2nd Person
1st Person
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What figurative language is this?
Hyberbole
Irony
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
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Which point of view?
3rd Person
2nd Person
1st Person
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Main Idea tells readers...
what the selection is mostly about
the author's meaning
the supporting details
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Which point of view?
1st Person
3rd Person
2nd Person
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Which point of view?
3rd Person
1st Person
2nd Person
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When you PREDICT, you...
think about the format of the text
think about what the author wants you to know
Use text evidence and what makes sense of what might happen NEXT
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What is the theme of this poem?
One man's trash is another man's treasure.
Try your best
Ask for help if you need it
Throw away things you don't need.
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Which point of view?
2nd Person
1st Person
3rd Person
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Stories most often contain structures like-
dialogue and paragraphs
lines and stanzas
titles and subtitles
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Which is NOT an example of a transition word for our short responses?
Furthermore
Next
In addition
For instance
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Why is it a good idea to read the questions before the selection?
All of these are correct
To activate your schema (background knowledge)
To see what types of questions you'll be asked
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What is the main idea?
Water get polluted washing dishes.
Water gets polluted in different ways.
Water gets polluted in factories.
Water can be cleaned.
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What is the theme of this poem?
Always trust others.
Never give up
Think before you act.
Trying new things is always good.
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What strategy do you use for short responses?
RAFFT
RAF
RAT
RAFT
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Which point of view?
1st Person
3rd Person
2nd Person
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The title can tell you-
the setting
the problem
what the selection is mostly about
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What figurative language is this?
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
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When you INFER, you must...
Use your main ideas and text clues
use your schema (prior knowledge) and text clues
predict what will happen next
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Words that mean the opposite are called-
homonyms
synonyms
antonyms
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What does EXPOSITORY mean?
nonfiction / information
text
story
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What is the main idea?
Honeybees like to dance.
Honey is made from nectar.
Honeybees like nectar.
Honeybees are hard workers.
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What is compare and contrast?
Finding differences and similarities
Finding the cause and effect
Finding differences
Finding similarities
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The author puts a picture next to a specific paragraph because...
to give a visual of what that paragraph describes
to seperate ideas
there was room
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What figurative language is this?
Alliteration
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
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Which point of view?
2nd Person
1st Person
3rd Person
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An example of a text feature would be-
pictures
captions
both of these are examples
