Multiple Choice Questions
The best multiple choice strategy, no matter what type of question it is
Eliminate wrong answers!
You get sources/articles on a specific topic for the Performance Task. What do you do first?
TAKE NOTES! BONUS FOR 100 - how do you take notes on non-fiction/informational articles?
Text #1, Question #1
C!
What's one motivational strategy you can use to help you focus on the test?
Possible answers: repeat your mantra, take a quick break, doodle on your scratch paper...
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
Vocabulary Multiple Choice Questions - what's the strategy?
Replace the underlined words with the answer choices - what sounds the most correct?
Argumentative Writing - how do you plan for it?
BOXES AND BULLETS! Bonus for 200 - what else should you add to make it a strong argument essay?
Text #2, Question #2
B!
What is the difference between explanatory and argumentative writing?
Explanatory is teaching someone about a topic, argumentative is taking a position on something.
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday?
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
Multiple Idea Questions - what's the strategy?
Read the question carefully - are you being asked to choose one choice or more than one?
Narrative Writing - how do you plan for it?
STORY MOUNTAIN. BONUS FOR 300 - what else makes a strong Narrative?
Question #3
Today the largest parades in America include ...
What do you take notes on with a narrative or fiction text?
Characters, Settings, Conflicts, Themes/Messages
Audio Questions. What's the best strategy?
1. Read the questions first.
2. Listen and pause when you need to to take notes
Explanatory/Informational Writing - how do you plan for it?
BUBBLE MAP! Bonus for 400 - what else should you add for a strong explanatory essay?
Question #4
A 2011 volcanic event ...
What is a strategy for multiple choice questions about author's craft?
Put yourself in the author's shoes - what would they think or believe?
Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?
There are nine Mustards in the family. Since each daughter shares the same brother, there are six girls, one boy and Mr. and Mrs. Mustard.
Edit, Write and Revise Questions - what's the strategy?
1. Reread
2. Read the answers out loud
3. If it's student writing - what it's about? where does your addition go?
What are the main things to pay attention to when writing your Performance Task essay?
1. Organization/structure
2. Elaboration/explanation
3. Conventions (spelling, grammar)
Question #5
Answers will vary.
What is a strategy for short answer questions?
Use your notes, go back to the text, use what you know about analysis/reasoning
What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?
Starting! Starting > Staring > String > Sting > Sing > Sin > In > I