Test-Taking Strategies for Reading- Assessment

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Should I read the questions first before reading the text?

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False

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Context clues

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are words, phrases, and sentences that surround the word you do not know

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Which statement is NOT an example of a trick multiple choice answer?

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It is an answer that you can find evidence of in the text.

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What is a "right there question"?

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where the answer can be found right there on the page

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A question where you have to infer, or make an inference, is

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where you must combine your own background knowledge with the information given in the reading passage

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What does an effective reader do?

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Brings together what is written in the text with what he/she already knows to construct meaning, searches a variety of sources to select appropriate information, constructs a mental image for constructing meaning from the text.

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Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph about weather reporters?

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Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way.

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Which test taking strategy involves reading all choices, eliminating wrong ones, and choosing the best from the remaining?

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Slash the Trash

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Highlight, underline or circle the details or key words in the questions. Which test taking strategy is this?

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"Jail" the Details

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Which test taking strategy involves predicting the answer before reading the choices and selecting the closest one?

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Be Slick and Predict!