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Inference and Main Idea
Multiple Choice Strategies
100
What should you do the night before a test?
Go to bed early
100
What should you do first? A) read the passage B) read the multiple choice questions c) read the open response question
open response
100
How many paragraphs are you expected to write in the WRITING section?
5
100
What is putting together the clues given in the text with your own prior knowledge to make an educated guess.
Inference
100
What should you try to do before you read the answer choices?
Try to solve/predict the problem before looking at the answers
200
What should you do the morning of the test?
Eat breakfast
200
When you read the open response to a passage, you should find the formula. What should the formula add up to?
4
200
Before you write, what are expected to do?
Plan! 4-square
200
You can eliminate answers that contradict the text and those for which there is no evidence. Then, from the remaining answers, choose the one that seems most logical. True or False
True
200
What words or phrases should you circle or highlight in a multiple choice question?
What the question is asking you (key words) and where to find extra information.
300
How can you decrease stress levels?
Be prepared, etc.
300
When you read a multiple choice question, you should try and answer it before you look at the answer choices. True or False
True!!
300
What is one item you are graded on in the WRITING section?
answers will vary
300
A brief statement of what the author wants you to know, think, or feel after reading the text.
Main Idea
300
Which statement is true? A) once you find the answer, circle it, and move on quickly to the next problem B) read all the answer choices before circling the answer
B
400
What are we striving for on the test?
Improvement from last year (you are only competing against yourself)
400
What should you cirlcle or underline in a multiple choice question?
key words, what the question is asking you, where to find information
400
What are two items you are graded on in the writing section?
answers will vary
400
Usually, the author will not tell you what the main idea is. True or False
True
400
Why would you cross through answers in a multiple choice question?
you are eliminating choices, which will help you find the right answer
500
Incorrect answers that look attractive because they are partially correct, they contain a common misconception, or they apply the right information in the wrong way.
Distracters.
500
When you answer the open response question you should write in paragraph/sentence form. True or False
False!!
500
Name the 4 types of writing styles that you may be asked to write.
Narrative Expository Descriptive Persuasive
500
To infer the main idea, ask yourself these questions about the text: Who or what is this passage about? What does the author want me to know, think, or feel about this “who” or “what”? If I had to tell someone in one sentence what this passage is about, what would I say?
Use these strategies to find the main idea:
500
You only have 5 minutes left, you have 10 multiple choice questions left, what do you do?
Fill in all C's and THEN go back and try to answer the questions you may know.