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Answering Multiple Choice Questions

Answering Multiple Choice Questions. RECALL, SPECULATE, INFER, CONTEXT CLUES. A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION WILL ASK YOU TO……. RECALL & SUMMARIZE FACTS SPECULATE (MAKE INFERENCES) USE CONTEXT CLUES. RECALLING & SUMMARIZING FACTS.

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Answering Multiple Choice Questions

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  1. Answering Multiple Choice Questions RECALL, SPECULATE, INFER, CONTEXT CLUES

  2. A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION WILL ASK YOU TO……. • RECALL & SUMMARIZE FACTS • SPECULATE (MAKE INFERENCES) • USE CONTEXT CLUES

  3. RECALLING & SUMMARIZING FACTS • THE ANSWER TO THIS TYPE OF QUESTION WILL BE CLEARLY STATED IN THE PASSAGE: GO BACK INTO THE TEXT TO LOCATE THE ANSWER • SAMPLE PASSAGE: • Joe and Nick worked together all afternoon cleaning out the garage. They would use the extra space to store their camping equipment during the winter. • Question: What did Joe and Nick do all afternoon? • A. They built an addition onto the garage to gain extra space. • B. They went camping. • C. They cleaned their camping equipment. • D. They cleaned out the garage.

  4. RECALLING & SUMMARIZING FACTS • On the NJ ASK, you will be given four choices. Two of them will be completely incorrect, one may be PARTIALLY correct, and ONLY ONE will be correct.

  5. SPECULATING/MAKING INFERENCES • SPECULATING OR MAKING INFERENCES MEANS TO MAKE LOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS.

  6. SPECULATING/MAKING INFERENCES • Read this very brief passage, followed by a multiple-choice question • Pete’s words PROBABLY indicate that • A. Pete doesn’t like Jennifer. • B. Pete doesn’t like to stay with a baby-sitter. • C. Pete doesn’t like bananas. • D. Pete doesn’t like to eat alone.

  7. USING CONTEXT CLUES • SOME MULITPLE CHOICE ITEMS ASK YOU TO USE CONTEXT CLUES TO DEFINE A WORD THAT APPEARS IN A PASSAGE. A WORD’S CONTEXT IS MADE UP OF THE WORDS AND PHRASES THAT APPEAR IN THE SAME SENTENCE OR IN NEARBY SENTENCES. • IN THE NEXT SLIDE, FIGURE OUT THE MEANING OF THE WORD AGITATED BY LOOKING AT ITS CONTEXT.

  8. USING CONTEXT CLUES • Here are the clues to help you figure out what agitated means: • Think about how people often feel when they must speak in front of an audience. • The word however hints that agitated means the opposite of “calm”. • The passage links the feelings of being dizzy and being agitated.

  9. USING CONTEXT CLUES • Use the thinking from the previous slide to answer the question. • In the passage, the word agitated means • A. comfortable and satisfied • B. confident and ready • C. nervous and edgy • D. disappointed and regretful

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