WorksheetsFIRST Strategy Content Check
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
What does the FIRST strategy help you remember?
The meaning of words
First and last names
Lists of information
Headings of lists
The FIRST Steps allow you to make a ______________ ____________ for a list of information.
new heading
better list
memory tool
What is the "F" step in the FIRST Strategy?
Forget a word
Fix a word
Form a word
Fill in a word
What is the "I" step in the FIRST Strategy?
Insert a letter
Infer an answer
Investigate a list
Identify a list item
What is the "R" step in the FIRST Strategy?
Recall the letters
Rewrite list items
Remove a letter
Rearrange the letters
What is the "S" step in the FIRST Strategy?
Search for letters
Shape a sentence
Summarize the information
Shorten the word
What is the "T" step in the FIRST Strategy?
Try combinations
Try removing steps
Try rearranging letters
Try inserting a number
True or False: 'FIRST' is a mnemonic device
True
False
With list items, when do we NOT use the first letter of the first word to create a mnemonic device?
When there is more than 7 list items
When the list has two or more list items starting with the same letter
When the list items are first and last names
True or False: In a list, the list items must be related to the main idea heading.
True
False
When you insert a letter, how do you signal to yourself which letter has been inserted?
Circle the letter
Make the letter small
Make the letter a different color
Use an arrow
When creating a mnemonic device, why might you want to rearrange the letters ?
When the letters don't spell a word
When two of the same letter are next to each other
When rearranging the letters will spell an inappropriate word
When the letter combination is boring
True or False: You can ONLY rearrange the letters when the list of information doesn't have to be in order.
True
False
What is a combination you can use in the "Try combinations" step of the FIRST Strategy?
Shape a sentence and Insert a word
Rearrange the letters and Shape a sentence
Form a small word and then Shape a sentence with the rest of the letters
All of the above
What (if anything) confuses you about the FIRST strategy?
