Types of Text
Reading Strategies
Pre-Reading Strategies
Open Response Ninja
Multiple Choice Tricks
100
Text that gives facts about something/someone that really exists.
What is non-fiction or informational text?
100
While I read I take notes about each paragraph in the margin which is called....
What is Pause and Summarize?
100
I can read this, which is printed above the title, to help give me a preview of what the story will be about.
What is the story blurb?
100
When I circle code words and box story information, I am
What is chopping up the question?
100
In order have fewer answers to choose from, I can first
What is Slash the Trash?
200
Text that tells a story of something that could happen in real life but the characters and events are made up.
What is realistic fiction?
200
I can also do this to the text while reading when I notice important information or events.
What is underline text?
200
I can use this important story feature to help predict what the passage might be about.
What is the title?
200
It is important to do this with a Open Response question after chopping it up.
What is restate/rewrite in out own words?
200
I should reread this in order to make sure I am remembering events/information correctly.
What is the passage?
300
It has stanzas and sometimes it rhymes.
What is poetry?
300
I can use these to figure out vocabulary words that I don't know.
What is context clues?
300
In order to help me know what kind of evidence I should be looking for while reading, I can read these first.
What is the questions?
300
three ways to make a plan for an Open Response are...
What is a t-chart, outline, stool?
300
This means that there may be two answer that seem right and I have to pick the BEST one.
What is most likely?
400
Text that tells the story of a real person's life
What is biography?
400
I can use this reading skill equation to predict what might happen next or how a character is feeling.
What is the inference equation?
400
I can skim through the passage and find these before reading.
What is unknown words?
400
This is REQUIRED to support your Open Response answer.
What is evidence?
400
Finding and underlining this can help me to check if my answer is correct.
What is evidence?
500
The purpose of non-fiction text
What is to give information on a subject?
500
If I do not understand something that I read, I should always...
What is reread?
500
I should always read any of these, which might define some unknown words, that are included at the end of the passage.
What are footnotes?
500
When I provide evidence, I can also provide this from the passage.
What is a quote?
500
You are this when you battle a test and win!
What is a Test Skills Ninja!
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