EAP Sub-cpmk 5a

FACTUAL
QUESTIONS

NEGATIVE
QUESTIONS

SCANNING
QUESTIONS

FACTUAL QUESTIONS

FACTUAL QUESTIONS

explicit facts
and details

FACTUAL QUESTIONS

Contain wh...

questions: when,
what, who, where,

why, how much

FACTUAL QUESTIONS

Begin with

“According to the

passage...”

“According to the

author...”

FACTUAL QUESTIONS

... the information

needed to answer the

question is directly
stated somewhere in

the passage...

FACTUAL QUESTIONS

...locate and identify the

information being

asked.

FACTUAL QUESTIONS

Scanning technique:

-Focus on one or two key

words as you read the
stem of each question.

Lock these words in

your mind.

FACTUAL QUESTIONS

Scanning technique:
- Focus on one or

two key words as you

read each question.

FACTUAL QUESTIONS

Scanning technique:

• Scan the passage
looking for the key

words or their synonyms.

Look only for these

words.

FACTUAL QUESTIONS

Scanning technique:

When you find the key words in

the passage, carefully read the

sentence in which they

occur. You may have to read the
sentence preceding or following

it.

FACTUAL QUESTIONS

Scanning technique:

• Compare the

information you read
with the four answer

choices.

NEGATIVE
QUESTIONS

...ask you to determine

which of the four

choices is not given in

the passage.

NOT,
EXCEPT,
or LEAST

• According to the passage, all

of the following are true
EXCEPT

• Which of the following is NOT
mentioned in the passage?

• Which of the following is
the LEAST likely ..

SCANNING
QUESTIONS

• ask you to find where in the

passage some particular
information is located

• easy to identify: the

answers are usually line
numbers.

Sample questions:

• In what line does the author

shift his focus to ......

Sample questions:

• Where in the passage does the

author first discuss .....

Sample questions:

• A description of ..... can be
found in ...

Sample questions:

Where in the passage does the
author specifically stress ..........

1.How do deer primarily
use their antlers?

Line 2 - 3

2.In what way are reindeer and
caribou different from other
types of deer?

Line 4-5

3. When do deer that live in
temperate climates begin to
grow their antlers?

Line 8-10

4. According to the article, which of
the following does the skin on deer's
antlers most closely resemble?

Line 12-13

5. Which of the following factors
influences the size and shape of a
deer's antlers?

Line 17-18

6. At what age do deer get their first
antlers?

Line 18 - 19

7. What happens to a deer's antlers
as the deer grow older?

Line 20-21

LET’S PRACTICE!

8. What was Armstrong's nickname?

Line 1

9. Which of the following phrases
best describes Armstrong's singing
voice?

Line 3

10. Where did Armstrong first learn
to play the cornet?

Line 5-6

II. In what city was Joe "King"
Oliver's band based?

Line 8

12. During what period did Armstrong
record some of jazz's greatest
records? ___ _

Line 9-10

13. What was the first movie
Armstrong appeared in?

Line 15-16

LET’S PRACTICE

14.When was the Morrill Act signed?
.

Line 1

15. Who sponsored the Morrill Act?

Line 2

16. What position did the sponsor of
the Morrill Act have at the time it
was passed?

Line 2

17. How much land did each state
receive under the Morrill Act?

Line 3-4

18. How many states used the money
in the way it was intended by
Congress?

Line 6-7

19. Which of these states used its
money to fund a private university?

Line 10-11

20.Who objected to the way the
Connecticut legislature initially
decided to spend its funds?

Line 11-12

21.What was one effect of the Hatch
Act of 1887?

Line 16-18

22.How many land-grant institutions
are in operation at present?

Line 18-19

23. What percent of college students
in the United States currently attend
land-grant institutions?

Line 19

LET’S PRACTICE

1. The passage does NOT mention that the Anasazi
hunted?

A. sheep
B. turkeys
C. deer
D. rabbits

B

2. The name that the Anasazi used for themselves

A. means "basketmakers" in the Navajo
language
B. is unknown today
C. was given to them by archaeologists
D. means "ancient ones" in the Anasazi
language

B

3. How long did the Early Pueblo Culture last?

A. 200 years
B. 300 years
C. 550 years
D. 1000 years

A. 200 years

4. Where did the Anasazi move during the Great Pueblo
Period?

A. To settlements on ledges of canyon walls
B. To pueblos in the south
C. Onto the tops of the mesas
D.Onto the floors of the canyons

A.

5. According to the passage, the Anasazi buildings were
made primarily of ...

A. mud
B. blocks of wood
C. sandstone
D. the skins of animals

C.

6. According to the passage, the Anasazi entered ther
buildings on the ledges ….

A. by means of ladders
B. from underground chambers
C. by means of stone stairways
D. through doors on the first floor

A.

7.According to the passage, kivas were used for all the
following purposes EXCEPT.

A. clan meetings
B. food preparation
C. religious ceremonies
D. tribal councils

B.

8. According to the passage, the LEAST likely reason that
the Anasazi abandoned Mesa Verde was ...

A. drought
B. overpopulation
C. war
D. crop failure

C.

9. Where in the passage does the author mention specific
accomplishments of the Basketmakers.

A. Lines 7-9
B. Lines 10-13
C. Lines 14-15
D. Lines 23-25.

B.