EOC Reading Review

EOC Reading Review

Test Taking Strategies

Skip and Go Back

• You can skip around and "flag" questions you need to return to

• Start with the easy questions

Qualifiers and Key Words

• Pay attention to qualifiers: “usually,” “none,” “always,” “never,” etc.

  
  

• Pay attention to keywords: “except,” “all but the following,” “the best,” “the least,” etc.

Multiple Select

What are the Qualifiers or Keywords in the question below?

Select two statements that best describe how the narrator changes as a result of her experiences in college.

• two statements

• best describe

• changes

• experiences in college

Anticipation

• Read the question first

• Without reading the answers, try to anticipate what the answer would be and see if it's one of your options

Anticipation Question

• The best example of a character foil in Macbeth is:

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Multiple Choice

The best example of a character foil in Macbeth is:

• Banquo and Lady Macbeth

• King Duncan and Macbeth

• Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

• the Witches and Macbeth

Anticipation Question 2

• What is the irony of Lady Macbeth fainting upon finding out about King Duncan's death?

Multiple Choice

What is the irony of Lady Macbeth fainting upon finding out about King Duncan's death?

• She loved King Duncan like he was her father

• She is truly surprised by his death

• She thought Malcolm and Donalbain had died

• She was in on King Duncan's death so it's not a surprise

Elimination

• Read all of the options and eliminate the ones you know are incorrect

• Use the tools provided to you in the program!

Multiple Choice

“In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.”

Based on the context, what is the meaning of the word rancor?

• Joy

• Wealth

• Hate

• Respect

Multiple Choice

Which is one possible theme for Macbeth?

• Ambition can lead to a good person's downfall

• Spouses should be careful when trusting each other

• Deception will get people places in life

• One should always be kind to others because you neve know what they are going through

Familiarity

• Familiarity of a response option does not necessarily make it the correct choice.

  
  

Multiple Choice

“In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.”

Based on the context, what is the meaning of the word rancor?

• Happiness

• Respect

• Animosity

• Exhilaration

Rhetoric

• Defintion- being persuasive in speaking and/or writing

Key Rhetoric Terms

• Purpose- Why is the author presenting this information?

• Audience- Who are they speaking to?

• Argument- What is the speaker's main argument/point?

• Bias- showing strong favor for or against someone, something, etc.

• Objective- not showing any bias or favor; based on facts

Rhetorical Appeals

• Ethics- How does the author develop credibility or show his/her expertise in this subject matter?

• EX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuu19ux51wA

• Passion- How does the author appeal to the audience's emotions?

• EX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XozrqJHA-yI

• Logic- How does the author use logic or reasoning to appeal to the audience? This includes facts, statistics, etc.

• EX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZPjJI0K7Bk

Rhetorical Devices and Literary Elements

• Repetition- repeating words or phrases for emphasis

• Loaded Language- words or phrases to evoke strong emotions

• Figurative Language- literary elements

• Tone- how the author feels about a character, situation, etc.

• Theme- the overarching message in a story

12 Most Important Words

• Infer- educated guess based on facts; read between the lines

• Describe- tell about something by providing additional detail

• Support- back up your response with additional information

• Analyze- examine in greater detail by breaking into smaller pieces

• Explain- tell how

• Evaluate- judge or determine significance

12 Most Important Words

• Formulate- create

• Trace- list in steps

• Compare- show how things are similar

• Contrast- show how things are different

• Predict- make an educated guess; what will happen next?

• Summarize- highlight main points; give me the short version

Test Question Examples (not to be answered)

• The research of Professor James Kellaris (lines 58 through 64) supports the idea that IMIs may

• A  disrupt ordinary routine

• B  cause insomnia

• C  distort hearing

• D  interfere with learning

Test Question Examples (not to be answered)

•  Which lines best summarize a central idea of the text? 

• A “Music lovers … have more frequent and longer earworm episodes” (lines 22 through 24)  

• B “He explained to me that when we get an earworm, the tune seems to repeat itself involuntarily” (lines 32 and 33)  

• C  “He suggests if I have just a portion of a song looping in my brain … I can try another method called exposure” (lines 78 through 80)  

• D “it’s not a forgone conclusion this kind of distraction would work in other instances” (lines 87 and 88)

Two Other Words that are also Relevant

• Clarify- to make something more clear/less confusing

• Reflect- to think carefully about something

Test Question Examples (not to be answered)

• Which phrase best clarifies what Ithaka represents?

• A “your thoughts raised high” (line 7) 

• B “a rare excitement” (line 8) 

• C “harbors seen for the first time” (line 17)

• D “what you are destined for” (line 26)