Multiple Choice Mastery
Q: What should you do first when answering a multiple choice question?
A: Read the question carefully before looking at the answer choices.
Q: What should you always do before answering questions about a passage?
A: Read the questions first to know what to look for.
Q: What is a context clue?
A: Words around an unknown word that help you figure out its meaning.
Q: What’s the first step in writing an essay?
A: Plan your ideas with an outline or brainstorming.
Q: How long do you have to complete the STAAR test?
A: The entire school day.
Q: If two answers are very similar, what should you do?
A: Eliminate both unless you can find clear evidence from the text that supports one.
Q: How do you identify the main idea of a paragraph?
A: Look at the first and last sentences and supporting details.
Q: What does “denotation” mean?
A: The dictionary definition of a word.
Q: What should every body paragraph have?
A: Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning
Q: What should you do if you feel stuck?
A: Skip the question and come back to it.
Q: What does it mean when a question asks for the ‘best’ answer?
A: There will be two answers that sound “good” but one will be better due to text evidence supporting one more.
Q: What does “inference” mean in a reading question?
A: A logical guess based on evidence from the text.
Q: What does “connotation” mean?
A: The emotional or cultural meaning of a word.
Q: What’s a strong way to start an introduction?
A: Use a hook—quote, question, or interesting fact.
Q: What’s a good night-before-the-test habit?
A: Get plenty of rest and eat a healthy dinner.
Q: What’s a common trick wrong answers use?
A: They’re partially correct but miss a key detail. (i.e. only the first half of the answer is correct)
Q: What should you underline or annotate while reading?
A: Key ideas, tone words, and transitions.
Q: What three options do you have when you don’t know a word in the passage?
A: Look for context clues. Use your dictionary. Guess.
Q: What are the sentence stems you can use for writing your essay response?
A: Answer the prompt, because and reasoning; First, for example, this shows; in conclusion, and restate thesis.
Q: What is the first step when answering any question on a test?
A: Read the question carefully and figure out what it’s asking you to do.
Q: What is the process of elimination?
Checking if each answer makes sense and crossing out blatantly wrong ones.
Q: How can context clues help with unknown words?
A: Use the surrounding words to guess the meaning.
Q: What strategy helps when two answer choices seem to mean the same thing?
A: Verify with text evidence and choose the one that best fits the tone or style of the passage.
Q: What is the first step when revising for clarity?
A: Read it aloud to catch awkward or confusing sentences.
Q: What’s a smart strategy after finishing the test early?
A: Review your answers and check for careless mistakes.