Test Taking Strategies Review

What should you pay attention to in order to understand the main idea of a passage?

• The conclusion

• The title

• The footnotes

• The author's biography

When you read the text for the first time, what are you looking for?

• Analyzing figurative language

• Skimming for the gist

• Look for textual evidence

• Speed reading without stopping

How can you use the technological tools provided to read the text?

• Translate the text into another language

• Rewrite the text in your own words

• Annotate the text with notes and highlighting

• Read the text out loud to a friend

What is the very FIRST and MOST IMPORTANT thing you should do when looking at the provided answer choices?

• Underline and annotate the question

• Process of Elimination

• Pay close attention to keywords

• Look back in the text for answers

According to the text, what does the keyword "best" suggest when paying attention to keywords?

• The text will directly state the answer

• The answer is supported by evidence from the text

• Only one answer is partially right

• More than one answer is partially right, but one is the BEST

When the text uses the word "suggests," what should you make sure of regarding your answer?

• It is based on a direct statement from the author

• It is based on your own knowledge and not the text

• You will have to make an inference to figure out the answer

• It is the only possible right answer

What should you use as hints of the central idea of an article according to the strategy provided?

• Metaphors and analogies

• Subtitles or titles

• First and last paragraphs

• Author's credentials

What should you do to better understand the job of certain lines in the text?

• Memorize the lines

• Translate the lines into another language

• Go back and reread the lines, section, or skim the text

• Ignore the lines and focus on the conclusion

What question should you ask yourself to reflect on the role of certain lines in the text?

• "How do these lines make me feel?"

• "What job do these lines have in the text?"

• "Who wrote these lines?"

• "When were these lines written?"

When answering questions about text evidence, what should you do after eliminating choices that are irrelevant?

• Choose the most detailed answer.

• Choose the answer that supports the argument in the strongest way.

• Choose the answer that is the least detailed.

• Choose the answer that is the most general.