Test Taking Strategies Copyright © 2012, Brooke Beverly Conway Copyright © 2012, Brooke Beverly Conway

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What is ANSWER Key?

A way to help you, continued… Create an organized note plan Organize information from the notes into a clear, detailed and complete response. Apply good sentence and paragraph writing skills

ANSWER Key –A: Analyze the Question –N: Note plan –S: Skim, read and select –W: Write the Response –ER: End by Reviewing

Restate the " big” idea Main Idea 1 Detail 1 Main Idea 2 Detail 2 Main Idea 3 Detail 3

Your Main Point Here Add Your Text Here So, when you have to answer an open response question, use the ANSWER Key strategy!

Always use the Q-TIP pre-reading strategy. Q- Questions (read them before reading the selection) T-Title/Subtitles (make a prediction about what the selection is all about) I- Introduction (read this), italics and bold print (these emphasize key words) P- Pictures and captions

Always be a READING DETECTIVE while you are reading, and when you are answering the questions. To be a reading detective, you need to find the proof in the text to solve the case of the missing answer. When you find the proof, but a magnifying glass (a circle with a stick 1 ) with the question number. Always be a READING DETECTIVE while you are reading, and when you are answering the questions. To be a reading detective, you need to find the proof in the text to solve the case of the missing answer. When you find the proof, but a magnifying glass (a circle with a stick 1 ) with the question number.

Your Main Point Here Add Your Text Here Let’s practice on a real state test example! I believe in you, and know you will become experts at all these reading strategies. Let’s practice on a real state test example! I believe in you, and know you will become experts at all these reading strategies.