Reading Test Taking Strategies

On the reading section, I should...

• Just start reading and skim through the boring parts

• Don't read the whole passage, just go question by question

• Read and annotate the passage

How many times should you read each passage BEFORE answering the questions?

• 1

• 2

• 3

As you read your passage, you should. . .

Check all that apply

• Read one section at a time

• Make notes in the margin

• Highlight important details

• Read as quickly as possible

• Read it more than once if you have time

What is the benefit of previewing the text before reading?

• To get an overview of the content

• To memorize the text

• To skip difficult parts

• To find the answers directly

Which strategy helps in understanding the structure of the text?

• Visualizing the text

• Annotating paragraphs

• Identifying text features

• Summarizing the text

What should you do if you encounter a difficult word while reading a text in the EOG?

• Skip the word

• Use context clues in the text to help you figure out the meaning

• Look it up in a dictionary

• Ignore it

What should you do if you don't understand a passage after the first read?

• Skip the passage

• Read it again and annotate

• Guess the answers

• Ask a friend

Which strategy helps in identifying the main idea of a passage?

• Visualizing the text

• Annotating paragraphs

• Summarizing the text

• Identifying text features

What should you do to activate prior knowledge according to the strategies?

• Read the text multiple times

• Make a mental prediction

• Summarize the text

• Analyze the answers

What is the purpose of summarizing after reading a selection?

• To remember the main idea and important details

• To find specific information

• To make a prediction

• To visualize the text