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Testing Strategies Create a Foldable. 5 Steps. Analyze the Question. Mark the Text. Process of Elimination. 5 Steps. *Step 1: Skim the title and headings Step 2: Identify what kind of genre the text is (fiction, non-fiction, functional document etc.) Step 3: Make a prediction
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Testing StrategiesCreate a Foldable 5 Steps Analyze the Question Mark the Text Process of Elimination
5 Steps • *Step 1: Skim the title and headings • Step 2: Identify what kind of genre the text is (fiction, non-fiction, functional document etc.) • Step 3: Make a prediction • Step 4: Read the 1st and last sentences • *Step 5: Scan the question stems
Analyze the Question • *1. Underline the main topic of the question (MTQ) • 2. Circle negative words (not, no, prefixes meaning no, etc) • 3. Double underline qualifying words: (most, best, least) • *4. Question the question: This question is asking me to (use verb) • *5.Prior Knowledge: What do I know about this topic?
Mark the Text • 1. Number the paragraphs • 2. Circle: key words, vocabulary, repeated words, or data. • Underline the passages that are relevant to the questions being asked.
Process of Elimination • After reading the passage, reread the questions and answers, then eliminate two answers that do not sound right, make sense, or are not relevant.