Strategies for Answering ELA Questions

The video tutorial guides students through the process of answering multiple-choice questions on the ELA Common Core Regents exam. It emphasizes focusing on questions, annotating the text, and using evidence to eliminate incorrect answers. The tutorial uses examples involving the portrayal of Dora Rouge and the comparison of people's lives to dreams to illustrate these strategies.

What is the first step in the process of answering multiple-choice questions on the ELA Common Core Regents?

• Writing a summary

• Discussing with peers

• Reading the text thoroughly

• Focusing on the questions

Why is it important to underline the locations of the answers in the questions?

• To easily find the answers in the text

• To confuse the reader

• To make the text look colorful

• To focus on irrelevant details

What should you do after identifying the keywords in the questions?

• Circle them

• Highlight them

• Erase them

• Ignore them

What is the purpose of annotating the text based on the questions?

• To focus on the relevant parts

• To confuse the reader

• To skip reading the text

• To make the text longer

During the first reading, what should you focus on?

• The introductory sentence and glossary

• The last paragraph

• The author's biography

• The footnotes

What should you do during the second reading of the text?

• Skip the text

• Focus on unrelated details

• Read only the first paragraph

• Circle words related to the questions

How is Dora Rouge portrayed in the text?

• Compassionate

• Detached

• Misguided

• Knowledgeable

What evidence supports the portrayal of Dora Rouge as knowledgeable?

• She is always silent

• She predicts the journey accurately

• She is often confused

• She relies on others for directions

What is the comparison between people's lives and dreams meant to illustrate?

• Vulnerability

• Insignificance

• Individuality

• Resourcefulness

Why is the dream described as small in the text?

• To show its insignificance

• To highlight its importance

• To emphasize its beauty

• To demonstrate its complexity