Test Taking Strategy
This strategy helps you understand what the question is asking before looking at the answers.
What is rereading the question?
Using nearby words to figure out meaning is called this.
What are context clues?
What the text is mostly about.
What is the main idea?
Proof from the text that supports your answer.
What is text evidence?
The main idea of your writing.
What is a claim?
Crossing out wrong answers is called this.
What is elimination?
If a word has the prefix un-, it usually means this.
What is not?
The lesson or message of a story.
What is the theme?
This means putting evidence into your own words.
What is paraphrasing?
Words like first, next, and finally are called this.
What are transition words?
Words like NOT, EXCEPT, or BEST in a question are called this.
What are key words (or signal words)?
A word that has the same meaning as another word.
What is a synonym?
Details that support the main idea are called this.
What are supporting details?
Using the exact words from the text is called this.
What is quoting?
Fixing grammar, spelling, and punctuation is called this.
What is editing?
This strategy involves going back into the text to find proof.
What is using text evidence?
A word that means the opposite of another word.
What is an antonym?
“Never give up” is an example of this.
What is a theme?
This explains how your evidence supports your answer.
What is explanation (or reasoning)?
Improving ideas and clarity in writing is called this.
What is revising?
If you are unsure of an answer, this strategy helps you make a smart guess.
What is using context clues and eliminating wrong answers?
In the sentence “The glass shattered into tiny pieces,” this word helps you understand shattered.
What is “tiny pieces”?
This helps you figure out the main idea by looking at repeated ideas in the text.
What is identifying key details (or patterns)?
A strong response includes a claim, evidence, and this final step.
What is explanation?
A strong paragraph includes Topic, Detail, Evidence, and this.
What is explanation?