1. Literacy Test Preparation
Reading and Multiple Choice Questions
Literacy Test Preparation

2. 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

3. 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

4. Example of Informational/ Text Based Readings

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

6. Examples of Graphic Reading

7. 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

8. Example of Real Life Narrative Reading

9. 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.