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NC EOG Reading Strategies

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reading the title, first sentence, and last sentence of an information text passage is going to help me find...

a)

the narrator

b)

the main idea

c)

the subheadings

d)

the meaning of all vocabulary words

2.

While reading a passage during the EOG, if I come across a word I don't know, I should...

a)

get up and use the dictionary

b)

Google the definition

c)

use the context clues in the text

d)

ask my teacher

3.

What do you need in order to make an inference while reading?

a)

clues from the text only

b)

prior knowledge only

c)

all vocabulary words defined

d)

prior knowledge and clues from the text

4.

When answering the Reading EOG test questions, I should always....

a)

Guess 'C'

b)

Look back through the text passage to find the answers

c)

Ask my teacher for help

d)

Guess 'A'

5.

Which activity should I do to prepare for testing? (Check all that apply)

a)

Get a good night's sleep

b)

Eat a healthy breakfast

c)

Do something that is relaxing before I go to sleep the night before

d)

Come to testing with an "I Can" attitude

6.

What should I do if I don't know the answer? (Select all that apply)

a)

Eliminate two answers to get it down to 50-50 choice

b)

Guess 'C'

c)

Look back in the passage for information to help me

d)

Skip the question and come back to it at the end

7.

What does figurative language refer to?

a)

Language that is not your native language

b)

Facts and statements

c)

Words that describe and compare to other things

d)

Dictionary words

8.

What is the theme of a story?

a)

The solution to all the problems

b)

The life lesson in the story

c)

The time and place of the story

d)

The hero and villain of the story

9.

What is another word for text?

a)

passage

b)

selection

c)

story

d)

all of the above

10.

What are strategies that can help you during the Reading EOG? (Select all that apply)

a)

Jot down a few notes about the passage as I read

b)

Taking a nap during the test

c)

Reread paragraphs and sections when necessary to answer the questions

d)

Read the passage once, answer the questions by memory, and move on

11.

What does a reader need to look for when determining the Main Idea?

a)

What it's mostly about and supporting details

b)

The most frequently used word

c)

The main character

12.

Main Idea tells readers.......

a)

the author's meaning

b)

the supporting details

c)

what the selection is mostly about

13.

When you INFER, you must....

a)

use your background knowledge and text clues

b)

use your main ideas and text clues

c)

predict what will happen next

14.

When you PREDICT, you....

a)

think about what the author wants you to know

b)

think about the format of the text

c)

use text evidence and what makes sense to happen NEXT

15.

Words that mean the opposite are called-

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

16.

What do you call words that mean the SAME?

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

17.

The title can tell you....

a)

what the selection is mostly about

b)

the setting

c)

the problem

18.

"Evidence from the selection" is the same as-

a)

text proof

b)

structure

c)

pictures and captions

19.

Entertaining stories that include characters, setting, problem and solution/resolution. (CPR)

a)

Fiction

b)

Non-fiction

c)

drama

d)

poetry

20.

You should back up and reread when you...

a)

Don't know a word

b)

Don't understand the text

c)

Don't remember what you have read

d)

All of the above

21.
Which best describes a summary?
a)
a really long detailed piece of writing
b)
the entire text told in your own words
c)
a dumb thing that teachers make you write
d)
the main ideas and important details of a text
22.
Which type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different?
a)
Chronological
b)
Cause & Effect
c)
Problem & Solution
d)
Compare/Contrast
23.
Creating mental images of the settings, characters, and events in the text is called __________. 
a)
Connect
b)
Visualize
c)
Clarify
d)
Evaluate
24.
The time and place of the story is called 
a)
the setting
b)
the dialogue
c)
the conflict
d)
the plot
25.
The order in which things happen refers to 
a)
the setting
b)
the sequence
c)
the conflict
d)
the plot
26.
Dialogue is
a)
what the teachers say to each other
b)
song lyrics
c)
what the characters say to each other
d)
prediction
27.
The big idea or lesson from a reading is called the ______________________.
a)
theme
b)
compare and contrast
c)
resource materials
d)
evidence
28.
Which type of text structure answers the questions what happened and why?
a)
Chronological
b)
Cause & Effect
c)
Problem & Solution
d)
Compare/Contrast
29.
What can you use to figure out what a character’s traits are?
a)
what the character says 
b)
what the character thinks 
c)
how other characters react to the character 
d)
all of the above
30.
When answering multiple choice questions, what is the first thing you should do?
a)
always choose C
b)
read all answer choices first
c)
look for a pattern with the letters
d)
choose your favorite letter