Reading Test Strategies

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What should you do when you first begin a new passage?

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Figure out what type of text it is.

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What should you do after finishing reading each passage?

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Quickly jot what the text was mostly about.

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What is visualizing in reading?

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Creating a picture in your head based off of what you read.

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What tool can help you visualize what is happening in a text?

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Five Senses.

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After figuring out what the question is asking, what should you do next?

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Read each answer choice and go back in the text to prove AND disprove answers.

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What is the purpose of skimming a passage?

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To get a general idea of the content before reading in detail.

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What does it mean to make inferences while reading?

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To draw conclusions based on evidence from the text.

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Why is it important to identify the main idea of a passage?

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It helps you understand the overall message and focus of the text.

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What is a summary?

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A brief statement that gives the main points of a text.

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What does it mean to annotate a text?

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To take notes or highlight important information while reading.