FSA Strategies

What is the first thing you need to do when tasking the test?

• Read the text
• Answer the questions
• Read the questions 

When you are reading the questions for the first time what should you do?

• Go back to the text and find the answer
• Underline key words
• Read all the options

After you finish reading and underlining key words in the questions, what should you do next?

• Read the text and text code with the questions in mind
• Answer the questions by looking for text evidence
• Read the all the multiple choice options 

When you finished reading the text, what should you do next?

• Underline key words in your questions
• Answer the questions using text evidence
• Reread the text 

What should you do when you are answering the multiple choice questions?

• Pick the best choice
• Underline the evidence and put the question number in your text to make sure your answer is correct
• Guess

If you are finished early, what should you do?

• Check each question and make sure you found your answers in the text
• Reread the text 
• Put your head down
• Read a book 

If a question asks you about the structure or the organization of a text,  what kind of question is it ?

• Point of View
• Compare and Contrast 
• Theme
• Text Structure

If a question asks for the author's opinion or what the author would agree with, what kind of question is it?

• Point of view
• Text structure
• Theme
• Plot

If a question asks for the lesson, moral, or central message, what kind of question is it?

• Point of view
• Text structure
• Theme
• Plot

If a question asks for the central idea, what kind of question is it?

• Point of view
• Text structure
• Theme
• Main Idea