SCANNING QUESTIONS

Sometimes the final question accompanying a reading passage (or one paragraph of a passage) will ask you to determine where in the passage a piece of information is found.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NO IDEA

On the test there will be a multiple-choice question that asks where certain information is found.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NO IDEA

The following that you should remember when you are trying to determine where in the passage something is found.

• How to identify the question.

• Where to find the answer.

• How to answer the question.

How do you answer the question?

• Choose a key word or idea in the question.

• Skim the appropriate(s) of the passage looking for the key word or idea.

• Choose the answer that contains the key word or idea.

You can find the answer in any of the lines listed in the answers to the question.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NO IDEA

Where in the passage does the author give the name of a baby beaver?

• Line 1

• Line 2

• Line 3

• Lines 4-5

Where in the passage does the author indicate why the young beavers must leave their parents’ home?

• Line 1

• Line 2

• Line 3

• Lines 4-5

Where in the passage does the author discuss the modern definition of chamber music?

• Lines 2-3

• Lines 4-5

• Lines 8-9

• Lines 9-11

Where in the passage does the author list the components of a zinc alloy?

• Lines 1-2

• Lines 4-6

• Lines 9-10

• Lines 11-12

Where in the passage does the author present the less routinely used process of galvanization?

• Lines 1-2

• Line 4

• Lines 6-8

• Lines 10-11