Restating the Question

Which United States president had the hardest presidency? Include evidence from the text to prove your answer.

• George Washington was a president who worked really hard.

• The United States President with the hardest presidency was George Washington because he was the first president and had to figure out most laws and rules on his own.

• The United States President who I like the most is George Washington because he had wooden teeth.

• The president who had a hard time was George Washington.

You receive the following short answer question on a test: Write about your favorite element from the periodic table of elements. Make sure to include your reason why you chose that element. Which of the following answers best answers the question, using our restating the question strategy?

• My favorite element that I learned about in science class is Sodium (NA) because it is the only one that I rememeber.

• My favorite element is salt because it is tasty.

• Salt, because it is tasty.

• My favorite element from the periodic table of elements is Sodium (NA) because I love to put salt on all of my food.

You receive the following short answer question on a test: Explain the top two safety rules of roller skating. Make sure to include evidence in your answer. Which of the following answers best answers the question, using our restating the question strategy?

• The top two rules of roller skating are to always wear protective gear and to have fun because protective gear protects our bodies from falls, and having fun makes it worthwhile!

• Wear safety gear and have fun.

• Wear safety gear because it is important to be safe at all times. I don't remember the other answer.

• Roller skating is fun in gym class and it is probably my favorite unit that we have done so far. It is so awesome to have fun roller skating every day. I wish that we could roller skate all the time!

You receive the following short answer question on a test: Write about two reasons that we need to learn how to type correctly. Include evidence in your response. Which of the following answers best answers the question, using our restating the question strategy?

• I don't remember the reasons but I think typing is dumb so I don't want to answer the question.

• Two reasons are so we can be faster and can talk better.

• Typing is fun! I like to do it all the time. It helps me to be faster at typing and to talk to my friends more. I am the fastest typer of all of my friend group. It is good to be number 1.

• The two reasons that we need to learn to type correctly are so we are faster, and so we can can communicate better. These are important because typing is a necessary skill in life, and if we can't do it write then we will be too slow and can't communicate our ideas as well.

You receive the following short answer question on a test: Selena and Marcus are arguing over a math problem. Selena says that 2+2=4, but Marcus says that 2+2=5. Which person is right, and how do you know? Which of the following answers best answers the question, using our restating the question strategy?

• Selena is right because I know she is.

• Selena is right because 2 + 2 means there are 4 items total.

• Selena

• Marcus is not right because he doesn't know how to do math.

You receive the following short answer question on a test: I am making lemonade, but the lemonade doesn't taste right. It is too sour and tastes too watery. What ingredient did I miss, and how do you know? Which of the following answers best answers the question, using our restating the question strategy?

• None, that is what lemonade should taste like.

• Sugar.

• The ingredient that you missed is sugar because you taste the water and lemon, but not the sweetness of the sugar.

• You are missing all of the ingredients, but you most likely forgot to add sugar.

You receive the following short answer question on a test: In the City of Ember, Lina is our hero. Provide one example of Lina being a hero from the movie. Which of the following answers best answers the question, using our restating the question strategy?

• Lina is brave.

• Lina is a hero because in the movie she solves the builder's message to get out of Ember.

• Because she is brave.

• Lina is a hero because I watched the movie.

What does "R" stand for in RACE?

• Really consider the evidence

• Restate the question

• Rethink your answer

• Revise your writing

How does the author create a feeling of sympathy?

• Did you ever wonder how an author creates sympathy?

• The author of this text creates a feeling of sympathy by...

• Sometimes authors create sympathy

• Sympathy is a feeling that authors can create

What is the purpose of restating the question in an answer?

• To fill up space in the answer

• To make the answer longer

• To ensure clarity and focus in the response

• To confuse the reader