MULTIPLE CHOICE
OPEN RESPONSE
READING STRATEGIES
DUH
THE NIGHT BEFORE/DAY OF
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This strategy can help you narrow down your answers choices from 4 to 2 immediately
What is Eliminate garbage answers
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The topic sentence should include these two elements:
What is the title of the passage and the author's name
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This reading strategy can be used at the very beginning of the passage
What is read the italics to preview what the story will be about
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True or false: you should not answer the questions you don't know
What is FALSE DUH- you have nothing to lose by trying all of the questions
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This is something you should do around 5:00 the day before MCAS
What is stop doing any homework or studying and relax
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When you see a question that says.."on line___" you should:
What is go back to that line and re-read it!
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This transition word signifies that you are giving your first example:
What is first
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To visualize means to:
What is create mental images of the characters, setting, and events
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True or false: if you get antsy, you should push through it and keep working
What is false DUH. Movement breaks are good for test taking- get a drink of water or go to the bathroom if you need to move.
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This is something you can do to prepare your brain that all middle schools usually love to do
What is GET LOTS OF SLEEP
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If all else fails, you should make this kind of guess:
What is an educated guess
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E stands for
What is evidence/examples
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This is what you call a connection in which you can make connections between yourself and the passage
What is text-to-self
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True or False: There are multiple choice questions where none of the answers will work
What is false DUH - one of the answer choices will always work- think about what would make sense or what definitely does not belong!
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This will help you stay focused on the day of
What is EAT BREAKFAST!
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When the questions use phrases like "most likely" "best describes" "suggests", you're being asked to make an...
What is inference
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You should usually use ________ examples to support your ideas
What is 3!
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This is a connection you can make between what you've read and life or the world
What is text-to-world connection
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True or False: only straight A students can earn Advanced on MCAS
What is False DUH- anyone can earn advanced! You are all capable! Just use what you have been practicing all year to do your best!
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This is something you can't do to prepare for MCAS
What is study
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This is the most unreliable multiple choice strategy to use:
What is "just pick c"
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This is the easiest way help you improve your score
What is R- re-read and REVISE!
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You use clues in the text and your own knowledge to fill in the gaps and draw conclusions with this reading strategy
What is infer
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This is a P word that you need to do when you want to give up
What is PERSEVERE!
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