Understanding Short Answer Responses

The video tutorial provides a comprehensive guide to answering short answer questions on tests, focusing on two-point questions. It introduces the 'you are tops' strategy, which includes steps like underlining key words, reading for understanding, formulating a topic sentence, organizing responses, and writing and checking answers. The tutorial emphasizes clarity, conciseness, and completeness in responses, and provides examples of one-point, zero-point, and two-point responses to illustrate effective answering techniques.

What is the main focus of the guide presented in the video?

• Two-point questions

• True or false questions

• Multiple choice questions

• Essay questions

What is the first rule when faced with short answer questions?

• Answer only the questions you know

• Guess the answers

• Skip the difficult questions

• Don't skip the written questions

What is the first step in the 'you are tops' strategy?

• Reading the question

• Organizing thoughts

• Writing the answer

• Underlining key words

What are performance verbs?

• Verbs that tell you how to answer a question

• Verbs that are used in essays

• Verbs that describe actions

• Verbs that are difficult to understand

Why is it important to read and reread the question?

• To memorize the question

• To underline more words

• To ensure understanding

• To find the answer quickly

What should you do if you're stuck on writing a topic sentence?

• Ask for help

• Write anything that comes to mind

• Rephrase the question

• Skip the question

What is the purpose of organizing your thoughts?

• To make the answer longer

• To fill up the test booklet

• To create an outline for the response

• To confuse the reader

What should you check for in a two-point question?

• Three parts to include

• Two parts to include

• No specific parts

• Only one part to answer

What is the second rule for short answer questions?

• Write a response, even if partial

• Skip if unsure

• Use only one sentence

• Write in cursive

Why did the one-point response example only score one point?

• It listed an example but didn't explain why

• It was too long

• It was off-topic

• It was written in cursive