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Winston Churchill Literacy Test Preparation

Winston Churchill Literacy Test Preparation. Reading, Multiple Choice and Graphic Text. Types of Reading Materials. Information paragraph- presents ideas and information on a topic News report- presents information in the form of a news story

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Winston Churchill Literacy Test Preparation

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  1. Winston ChurchillLiteracy Test Preparation Reading, Multiple Choice and Graphic Text

  2. Types of Reading Materials • Information paragraph- presents ideas and information on a topic • News report- presents information in the form of a news story • Dialogue- presents a conversation between two or more people • Real-life narrative- presents an account of a significant time in an individual’s life • Graphic text- presents ideas and information with the help of graphic features such as diagrams, photographs, drawings, sketches, patterns, timetables, maps, charts or tables

  3. Example of a Graphic Text:

  4. Reading Performance Task 1: Graphic Text

  5. What do the text based readings look like? • Readings are typically 1-2 pages in length • Each paragraph is numbered for easy reference to questions • The readings include a picture or graphic related to the text

  6. What do you have to do with the Graphic Text? • Answer a series of Multiple Choice questions

  7. Performance Task 2: Text Based Reading

  8. Literacy Test Task • Read the selection and answer the questions that follow it • Multiple-Choice (Record the best or most correct answer on the Student Answer Sheet) 2 answers choices will have nothing to do with the question. You will have 2 to choose from. One will do a better job of answering the question than the other. Please go with that one • Summarize the selection (reading). Include a main idea and one detail that supports it

  9. What to do BEFORE you read: • Examine the parts of the text • Read the title • Scan all headings • Examine any illustrations • Read the content of all boxes • Identify the topic of the text • Read the questions • Identify, highlight or underline the key words in the questions

  10. Reading • Read the text carefully • Underline or highlight important information and ideas as you read • As you read, think about what you are reading and ask yourself questions about it • Look for links between what you are reading and experiences you have had

  11. Answering multiple choice questions • Read the entire selection, including answer choices, before choosing an answer • If more than one choice seems to be right,choose the one which seems to be MOST correct • Beware of “distracters.” Some answers are designed to lead you away from the correct answer

  12. Use the “process of elimination” to select the correct answer; rule out the wrong answers before filling in your response on the answer sheet If you have no idea what the correct answer is, make an “educated guess” by reviewing the reading again Do not leave any question blank!

  13. Test Instructions – Multiple Choice

  14. Answering short writing tasks (including a summary) • Underline, circle or highlight important instructions and key words in the questions to make sure that you understand what you are being asked to do • Make notes throughout the text to identify important information (who, what, when, where, why and how- what is the main idea? What details help you determine the main idea?)

  15. Include specific details and relevant information in your answers Think of links between the topic, your knowledge and personal experiences Answer all questions in full and complete sentences Your answer should fill in the space provided, do not write more or less Edit your work for spelling, grammar and detail

  16. Test Instructions – Written Answers

  17. Fill in all lines • The lines provided for you outline the expected length of your answers • If you write more than the space provided, you will receive a mark of zero on that question • Use the rough work areas to help you plan your answer before writing it in the lines provided • Write clearly and to the point

  18. Answer all questions • Do NOT leave any of the questions blank • You do not lose marks for incorrect answers, but you will receive failing marks for unanswered questions • Answer in complete sentences

  19. Make notes as you read • Underline, circle or highlight important instructions and key words in the questions to make sure that you understand what you are being asked to do • Make notes throughout the text to identify important information such as the 5Ws and H and the topics of each paragraph

  20. Edit your work • Review and edit all parts of your work • Check to see that you have answered all questions fully and correctly • Correct any grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors • Add to your answers if you have not filled in all of the lines for the long writing tasks

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