Literacy Test Preparation Reading and Multiple Choice Questions Literacy Test Preparation

Types of Reading On the literacy test you will have several reading and writing tasks to complete. There are three types of reading on the test: 1) Informational/Text Based Reading- presents ideas and information on a topic 2) Graphic Reading- presents ideas and information with the help of graphic features such as diagrams, photographs, drawings, sketches, patterns, timetables, maps, charts or tables 3) Narrative Reading- a real-life story or a dialogue

What do the informational/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

Example of Informational/ Text Based Readings

What do the graphic readings look like? Fewer than 150 words A picture/graphic with information

Examples of Graphic Reading

What do the narrative readings look like? 1-2 pages long It can be: (1) a real life narrative or (2) a dialogue Real Life Narrative: is an account of a significant time in an individual’s life Dialogue: presents a conversation between two or more people

Example of Real Life Narrative Reading

What do you have to do with the readings? 1) Respond to questions about the reading in a short written response (a few sentences). These will use the key terms that we reviewed today And/or 2) Answer a series of Multiple Choice questions about the reading.