Lesson #2: Types of Reading and Multiple Choice Questions

IMPORTANT: You will need the sample Booklet 1 QUESTIONS and sample Booklet 1 ANSWERS books that were given to you in Lesson #1. If you did not receive these booklets go to the main office to get a set of booklets after slide 11. You will need them to do the Student Activities that start on slide 12. Please bring your test practice materials each day this week.

Reading Tasks on the OSSLT For the OSSLT, reading is defined as the process through which the reader makes meaning of a variety of written texts You will need to show: • understanding explicitly (directly) stated ideas and information; • understanding implicitly (indirectly) stated ideas and information and • making connections between information and ideas in a reading selection and personal knowledge and experience.

What strategies do you use when reading? Tips for Reading Highlight and underline key words- this is allowed! Use the rough notes space provided in the booklets to jot down ideas Some people like to read the questions before reading so they know what to look for Read the first and last sentences of a paragraph with extra care- important information is often there Look at the title and the pictures to help with your understanding Think about what you already know about the topic to help you understand- some questions have an answer that is directly stated in the reading; others require you to think and add your own thoughts about the reading What strategies do you use when reading?

Tips for Multiple Choice Questions Many of the questions related to the reading selections are multiple choice questions Be sure to read all the choices Multiple Choice questions can have several possible answers. You need to select the best answer from the choices given. This means you may need to pause and think carefully about the choices given Cross out the choices that seem totally incorrect (process of elimination) Go back and review the reading if you are having trouble making a choice Remember to put the answer in the ANSWERS Booklet- anything you write in the QUESTIONS Booklet will not be marked. Always try and answer the question. Never leave a question blank!

Types of Reading on the OSSLT You will have 4 types of reading: 1) information paragraph: presents ideas and information on a topic 2) news report: presents information in the form of a news story 3) dialogue: presents a conversation between two or more people 4) real-life narrative: presents an account of a significant time in an individual’s life 5) graphic text: presents ideas and information with the help of graphic features, such as diagrams, photographs, drawings, sketches, patterns, timetables, maps, charts or tables

Sample: Information Paragraph. 1-2 pages in length Sample: Information Paragraph *1-2 pages in length *Each paragraph is numbered for easy reference to questions * includes a picture or graphic related to the text

Sample: News Report. Headline and photo to match the topic Sample: News Report *Headline and photo to match the topic *includes quotes from people * explains who, what, where, when and why?

Sample: Dialogue. Conversation/ dialogue between people Sample: Dialogue *Conversation/ dialogue between people *lines are numbered to more easily refer to the questions

Sample: Real-life Narrative. tells about a person’s real life Sample: Real-life Narrative *tells about a person’s real life *includes a photo *paragraphs are numbered for easy reference

Sample: Graphic Text. Fewer than 150 words Sample: Graphic Text *Fewer than 150 words *A picture/ graphic with information *You have to look at the visuals and words to understand

Student Activity Try the following activities from Booklet 1 Remember all your answers need to be written in the Booklet 1 ANSWERS booklet. Answers will be taken up as a class when you are finished TRY 1) Page 6 Narrative- Hair Shop on Wheels, Answers go on page 4 of BOOKLET 1 ANSWERS 2) Page 10 Informational Reading- Polar Bears, Answers go on page 8 of BOOKLET 1 ANWERS 3) Handout- National Archives of Canada- Graphic Text (do this if you are done early or for homework)

Student Activity Answers Page 6 Narrative- Hair Shop on Wheels 1. C 2. G 3. D 4. G 5. C #6-Open Response Answers will vary- share your ideas with a partner

Student Activity Answers Page 10 Informational Reading- Polar Bears 1. C 2. G 3. B 4. F 5. H #6 & 7 Open Responses will vary. Share your ideas with a partner.

Student Activity Answers Handout- National Archives of Canada- Graphic Text

Thank you for your attention and participation! If you would like a copy of this PowerPoint you can visit www.bcssonline.com for all the materials used for each OSSLT preparation lesson. Select the “Literacy Resources” link on the right. Please keep your sample booklets. You will need these booklets for the OSSLT Prep lessons each day this week.