Multiple Choice Questions
Before looking at the answer choices, I should do this.
What is Answer the question on my own using the text
Before reading the texts, I might do this with the questions.
What is Read them?
What is Understanding the Prompt?
These two items are included in the context sentence in an essay.
What is the title and the author? Also, you can include what type of text it is (narrative, poem, article, play)
A sentence starter for including text evidence that proves an assertion.
What is "The author writes," "The author states," "The text states," In paragraph 4, it says" (etc.)
I can use the online tools to do this with the multiple choice answers.
What is Cross out answers I know are wrong.
When reading a poem, these are the two best things I could annotate.
What are structure and theme?
If asked to compare and contrast two texts, this is the minimum number of paragraphs you could write.
What is three? Though FOUR is preferred!
Titles of books get punctuated this way.
What is underlined?
An Interpretation sentence does this.
What is Explains to the reader how the text evidence connects to the claim; it does NOT just restate the evidence or the claim.
If I finish answering the multiple choice questions before time for testing is done, I should do this.
What is Check my answers by reviewing the text?
When answering a multiple choice question, it's important that I do this in order to answer the question correctly.
What is re-read the text or find the correct answer in the text?
What are the hook, the context, and responding to the prompt?
Titles of short stories, articles, and poems get punctuated this way.
What are in "quotation marks?"
A context sentence does this.
What is states the title and author of a text and gives a brief summary of it.
Example: "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by James Weldon Johnson is known as the Negro national anthem and shows their hope for the future.
When reading the question, I could use the online highlight tool to do this.
What is Highlight important words in the question?
If I am struggling while testing, what are four things I could do to help myself refocus?
What are talk to a teacher, get a drink, stretch, chew some gum, have a mint, write self note
When comparing two texts, this is the best and easiest format to use.
What is Introduction, Body 1 about Text 1, Body 2 about Text 2, and Conclusion?
What is a Thesis statement or response to the prompt?
When two articles are about the same topic, one graphic organizer that can help keep track of information is called this.
What is a T-chart? a Venn diagram? Or something else that would work - list notes for each article; Boxes for same & different
While taking the test, I'm given a piece of paper. These are three things I could write on the paper to help me do well on the test.
What are Writing gists, writing notes about the texts, and planning my essay?
Four things I could annotate while reading an informational text.
What are point of view or author's purpose, gists, important vocabulary, sequence of events,
When asked to compare AND contrast two texts, this is how many paragraphs MUST be written to do it well and the structure.
To start a new paragraph (introduction, body, or conclusion), this happens to SHOW it's a new paragraph; it is known as formatting.
What is indenting or skipping a line between paragraphs?
Multiple choice questions can be confusing; these are three ways I can improve my chances of figuring the correct answer.