RACE Strategy Quiz

What should be the first sentence in a properly written response?

• Restate and answer

• Elaboration

• Evidence

• Answer

What should be the second sentence in a properly written response?

• Restate and answer

• Evidence

• Elaboration

• Answer

Which of the following should be the third sentence?

• Restate and answer

• Evidence

• Elaboration

• Answer

Read the following question:

"What is the best advice one can receive?"

How can I begin to answer this in a complete sentence?

• The best advice is...

• What is the best advice one can receive...

• One can receive...

• The best advice one can receive...

Read the following question:

"Why are so many Puerto Ricans leaving the island?"

Choose the best written answer for the question above.

• So many Puerto Ricans are leaving the island because of economic difficulties.

• Puerto Ricans leave the island because of economic difficulties.

• Puerto Ricans leave because they want to.

• Why so many Puerto Ricans leave because it is hard.

Read the following evidence:

"Almost 500,000 Puerto Ricans left the island between 2017 and 2018"

Which of the following evidence sentences is properly written?

• "Almost 500,000 Puerto Ricans left the island between 2017 and 2018".

• In the text it says that almost 500,000 Puerto Ricans left the island between 2017 and 2018.

• In the text, it says "almost 500,000 Puerto Ricans left the island between 2017 and 2018".

• I found that a lot of people left Puerto Rico.

How should an elaboration begin?

• With the question

• In the text, it says...

• I think that...

• This shows that...

Can I change the order of writing the sentences?

• Yes

• No

Read the following question:

"What are the different ways a student can be successful?"

Now choose the best possible start to your answer.

• Ways a student can be successful...

• The different ways a student can be successful are...

• The different ways a student can be successful is...

• Ways a student can be successful are...

Read the following evidence:

"Almost 60% of students have trouble sleeping 8 hours each night".

Now choose the best written evidence statement.

• 60% of students have trouble sleeping 8 hours each night.

• Almost 60% of students have trouble sleeping 8 hours each night.

• In the text, it says "Almost 60% of students have trouble sleeping 8 hours each night".

• It says that a lot of kids can't sleep.