What would you do?
You don't know an answer right away. What should you do first?
A. Guess quickly
B. Skip the question
C. Reread the question
D. Ask a friend
C. Reread the question
What is the main idea of a text?
A. A small detail
B. What the text is mostly about
C. A character’s name
D. The first sentence
B. What the text is mostly about
Which thought will help you stay focused during a test?
A. "I'll try one strategy at a time."
B. "This is too hard."
C. " I give up"
D. "I'll just guess"
A. "I'll try one strategy at a time."
A student answers without reading the whole question. What went wrong?
A. They read too slowly.
B. They didn't read carefully.
C. They skipped the question
D. They read too fast.
B. They didn't read carefully.
What does "infer" mean
A. Copy the text
B. Randomly guess
C. Figure out using clues
D. Leave blank
C. Figure out using clues
You're stuck between two answers. What's a smart move?
A. Eliminate wrong ones and check the text
B. Leave it blank
C. Change your answer right away
D. Take an educated guess.
A. Eliminate wrong ones and check the text.
If a character says one thing but feels another, what are you noticing?
A. Setting
B. Plot
C. Point of View
D. Text Features
C. Point of View
You get stuck on a question. What is the BEST next step?
A. Sit and wait
B. Skip it and come back after trying the others
C. Guess right away
D. Ask the teacher for help
B. Skip it and come back after trying the others
A student picks an answer with a true detail but not the main idea. What happened?
A. They didn't match the question fully
B.They guessed
C. They skipped the question
D. They read too fast
A. They didn't match the question fully
What is "evidence" in reading?
A. Your opinion
B. A guess
C. Proof from the text
D. A picture
C. Proof from the text
You feel nervous and your brain freezes. What can you do?
A. Rush
B. Put your head down
C. Stop working
D. Take a deep breath and keep going
D. Take a deep breath and keep going
You use clues and what you know to figure something out. What skill is this?
A. Inferencing
B. Visualizing
C. Summarizing
D. Skimming
A. Inferencing
Which student is using the strongest strategy?
A. "I don't get this, I'm skipping everything."
B. "I'll pick the longest answer."
C. "I'll rush so I can get this done."
D. "I'll reread the question and look for clues."
D. "I'll reread the question and look for clues."
A student guesses without checking the text. What should they do instead?
A. Continue guessing
B. Ask for help.
C. Skip forever.
D. Go back and find evidence
D. Go back and find evidence
What does "point of view" mean?
A. The setting
B. Who is telling the story/perspective
C. The problem
D. The ending
B. Who is telling the story/perspective
The question says "best answer." What does that mean?
A. Only one answer exists.
B. Pick the shortest.
C. More than one may be right so choose the strongest one.
D. Pick your favorite.
C. More than one may be right so choose the strongest one.
Why would an author include a heading or bold words?
A. To make it longer
B. To confuse readers
C. To tell a story
D. To organize and highlight important ideas
D. To organize and highlight important ideas
Why is it helpful to pause and take a breath during a test?
A. It makes the test shorter.
B. It helps you calm down and think clearly
C. It lets you skip questions
D. It gives you answers
B. It helps you calm down and think clearly.
A student rushes and makes small mistakes. What's the fix?
A. Slow down and check work
B. Go faster
C. Leave questions blank
D. Stop early
A. Slow down and check work
What does "summarize" mean?
A. Tell the important parts briefly
B. Tell all details
C. Copy everything
D. Make it longer
A. Tell the important parts briefly
You finish early. What's the BEST use of your time?
A. Sit quietly
B. Reread and check your answers
C. Read a book
D. Flip your test over
B. Reread and check your answers
How is theme different from main idea?
A. They are the same.
B. Theme is a lesson or message, Main idea is what it is about.
C. Theme is shorter
D. Main idea is only fiction
B. Theme is a lesson or message, Main idea is what it is about.
You feel overwhelmed by a long passage. What is the BEST strategy?
A. Skip the whole thing.
B. Read it once and guess.
C. Only read the questions
D. Break it into parts and think as you read.
D. Break it into parts and think as you read.
A student understands the passage but gets the question wrong. Why?
A. The text was too long
B. They didn't try
C. They misread the question
D. They guessed every time
C. They misread the question
What does "analyze" mean?
A. Read quickly
B. Skip the hard parts
C. Break apart and think deeply
D. Guess
C. Break apart and think deeply