Reading Test Strategies

Front

What should you do after finishing reading a passage?

Back

Quickly jot what the text was mostly about.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

Front

What should you do as you read a passage?

Back

Think about your reading by asking questions, highlighting important parts, and jotting quick notes out to the side.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

Front

What is the first step when beginning a new passage?

Back

Figure out what type of text it is.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

Front

What should you do if you finish your test and have time left?

Back

Go back and make sure each answer you chose matches your answer document.

Front

How do you determine the theme of a literary text?

Back

Use what happened in the text to think of the life lesson that the story teaches.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

What is a reading strategy?

Back

A method or technique used to improve understanding and retention of text.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

Front

Why is it important to highlight important parts while reading?

Back

It helps to focus on key ideas and makes it easier to review later.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

Front

What does it mean to summarize a passage?

Back

To briefly restate the main ideas or points of the text in your own words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

What is the purpose of asking questions while reading?

Back

To engage with the text and enhance comprehension.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Front

What is a literary theme?

Back

The underlying message or lesson that a story conveys.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2