MAP/RACE
Short/Extended Response
How to Prepare
Multiple Choice
Strategies
100
What does the M in "MAP" stand for in "RACE"?
What is restate the answer?
100
How much is a short response worth?
What is 2 points
100
What are three ways to take care of yourself during test week.
What is get lots of sleep, eat healthy, eat breakfast every day, postpone drama, relax, be confident!
100
How do you know when you have to go back to a certain place in the text?
What is when the multiple choice question tells you to go to a paragraph or line? In paragraph 6 the word crumbles means....
100
Name two strategies for re-focusing yourself when you are tired or losing focus.
What are take a thirty-second break, take deep breaths, sit up straight in your seat, stretch, rub your index finger to your thumb.
200
What does the A in "MAP" stand for in "RACE"?
What is answer the question.
200
How much is an extended response worth?
What is 4 points
200
What is something you should do at the beginning of every test section, and at the beginning of every passage.
What is PREVIEW and MAKE A PLAN!
200
What three things do you do when you have to answer an extended response?
What is plan an outline, write the response and proof read
200
Strategy for when you encounter very difficult words while reading a paragraph.
What is get a basic idea, push past the difficult word and move on to get the paragraph's main idea. Spend only a second or two on the word and then move on.
300
When should you use RACE and MAP?
What is you should use MAP to answer the question and RACE to check your work
300
How do you get a two or a four on a short or extended response
What is use RACE or MAP?
300
If you are short on time what are two things you can do to answer a short response
What is use bullet to answer the question and use a quote - Crow feels hungry in the beginning of the story. - "My goodness, I'm hungry." - This shows Crow wanted to eat some food.
300
What is the purpose of process of elimination in MC
What is to eliminate all wrong answers and trick answers, get to 50-50, make the best answer choice
300
Strategy if the very FIRST passage of a test section is extremely difficult and seems like it might get you down
What is skip it for now, go to other passages to get your confidence up, then come back to it later
400
How do you give proof when using MAP or RACE?
What is you provide a quote from the text
400
What do you have to use when writing a response?
What is use MAP to write the short response and RACE to check it
400
Two strategies if you are short on time for an EXTENDED RESPONSE.
What is What are: cut the introduction, use shorter quotes, use only one quote per paragraph, use bullet points if need be. (Score = 2)
400
What to do if you have several multiple choice questions blank with one minute to go?
What is GUESS all of the remaining answers (all C or all B)-- do NOT leave anything blank.
400
What is a strategy for reading a long passage if you are short on time.
What is: 1. Read the title and all subtitles 2. Read the background info and entire first paragraph 3. Read the first and last sentence of all other paragraphs.
500
What letter do you use from "RACE" that is not in "MAP" to make sure you get a two on an short response and a four on a extended response?
What is E-Explain. You must explain you answers to show the person grading the test you know your work.
500
What day of the test do students have to write an extended and short response?
What is day two and three
500
How do you mark up the question?
What is Underline and circle key words ("Mark it Up"), Ask "What is this question asking me?" (Translate), Write "part" or "whole", Use process of elimination.
500
Why do you write down your 50/50 after you use the process of elimination?
What is to get the correct answer
500
What can parents do you help their child get through the test?
What is motivate their child, review how they feel about the test and discuss strategies with them.