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Test taking strategies
Evidence
Word Choice and words in context
Relationships
100

What type of language should you avoid in answer choices?

Extreme/deceptive language (always, never, must, etc)

100

Name a type of evidence

Statistics, expert opinion, personal anecdote, etc.

100

What is another term for word choice?

diction

100

What is synthesis?

Synthesis focuses mainly on putting information and ideas together into a bigger whole to acquire a deeper, broader understanding of a topic.

200

If you are given a line number in a question, what should you do?

Read the sentence before and after it

200

What is a inference?

Inference means something is not directly stated in the text, but "could be interpreted to mean” or “suggests that" something is true

200

What is connotation, and how does it differ from denotation?

Connotation is the emotional association of a word; denotation is its literal, dictionary definition.

200
When looking at paired passages, what should you ask yourself?
Where would the authors agree? Disagree? How do their writing styles/perspective on the topic differ?
300

List two types of annotation techniques

Brief summary, identification of main ideas, key words, other marks (arrows between related text)

300
What does strong evidence mean?

If a choice "almost" or "kind of" feels like evidence, you can likely eliminate it. If you need to connect too many dots to make the evidence match the argument, then it's probably not strong evidence.

300

What is connotation, and how does it differ from denotation?

Connotation is the emotional association of a word; denotation is its literal, dictionary definition.

300

What are the three types of relationships that are asked about?

Cause/effect, comparison/contrast, sequence

400

What type of question should you skip if you're running out of time?

Main idea of passage/paragraph, author's tone, thesis, etc.

400
In analyzing visual texts, what is one question you should ask yourself?

What is the title of the chart? What information is it communicating? What are the x and y axes? What is being compared? What are some conclusions that can be drawn only from this chart?

400

What can you infer about a passage from the word choice the author uses?

The author's tone, or his/her stance and perspective on the subject. Ex: pessimistic, solemn, etc.

400

What is synthesis?

Synthesis focuses mainly on putting information and ideas together into a bigger whole to acquire a deeper, broader understanding of a topic.