Preparing for the 2014 OSSLT - Peel District School...

GRAPHIC TEXT AND

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Preparing for the 2014 OSSLT

Today’s Session

The Objective:

To provide students with an opportunity to receive guided instructions on graphic texts and answering multiple choice questions.

Overview of Today’s Session

What are Graphic Texts?Samples of Graphic TextsReview of Multiple Choice QuestionsSet the stage for the next 4 days

Graphic Text

What is a Graphic Text?

It is a way to communicate information to a reader on a given topic by way of a diagram, drawing, graph, schedule, map, chart, table, timeline, etc.

What is the purpose of a Graphic Text?

A graphic text communicates information in a concise format and illustrates how one piece of information is related to another.

Samples of Graphic Texts

Samples of Graphic Texts

Samples of Graphic Texts

Samples of Graphic Texts

What are some common features you notice on

all of the sample graphic texts?

Features of a graphic text include:

Print Features

Organizational Features

These features allow for information to be

conveyed quickly to the reader.

Refer to Graphic Text #1

Think Aloud – Graphic Text #1

Title

Diagrams

Headings

Subheadings

Arrows

Table

Image/Photo

Text

Graphic Text Features

Print Features

Typeface and size of type

Bullets

Titles

HeadingsSubheadings

Italics

Bold

Graphic Text Features

Organizational Features

Legends

Arrows

Charts

Graphs (line, bar, etc.)

Labels

Diagram

Table

Captions

Tips for Reading Graphic Text

Before Reading

Read the title, headings, captions, and

diagrams.

Recall the information you already know

about the topic.

Tips for Reading Graphic Text

During Reading

Read all of the text. Read the labels and how they

are related to the graphic. Bold font, large font,

capital letters usually convey important

information.

Follow the arrows and lines. They show

movement or direction, or connect ideas

to one another.

Tips for Reading Graphic Text

During Reading

Look at symbols and shadings. Graphics that

include these often include a legend to explain

what symbols and shadings represent.

Identify the relationship between the visuals and

information presented.

Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice Questions

Both booklets will feature Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple Choice Questions will have 4 possible answers.

You are looking for the most correct answer of the 4 possibilities.

Multiple Choice Strategies

Read the questions you read the

text. This will bring focus to your

reading.

Use process of . Cross out

answers that you know are wrong

answers.

Multiple Choice Strategies

Look for words in the question

and try to find the same in the

.

Underline, highlight or circle these

words and reread that part of the text to

help you with the answer.

Multiple Choice Strategies

Choose the answer.

Trust your .

GRAPHIC TEXT #2

Multiple Choice

Think Aloud

Graphic Text #2 - MC – Think Aloud

1. Which part of the selection best shows an "explosion" in soybean production in Canada?

a. the world map

b. the "Uses for Soybeans" text boxes

c. the "Soybean Production in Canada" graph

d. the "Most Valuable Cash Crops in Canada" graph

1. Which part of the selection best shows an "explosion" in soybean production in Canada?

Examine the question and highlight keywords

An explosion means a huge growth in this context

Look at the possible answers

Scan the graphic – looking at the headings

Soybean Production in Canada is one of the headings for the line graph

An examination of the graph shows a huge growth

Answer is C

Graphic Text #2 - MC – Think Aloud

2. What describes the relationship between the world map and the graphics at the bottom of the page?

a. from general to specific location

b. from more to less valuable crops

c. from past to more recent production

d. from most productive to least productive

2. What describes the relationship between the world map and the graphics at the bottom of the page?

Examine the question and highlight keywords

Examine the possible answers

Identify what the world map is depicting (headings)

Identify what the graphics are depicting (headings)

What is similar between the 3 graphs and compare to the world map (Canada and world)

Process of elimination based on possible answers

B, C, D answers - do not fit all the graphs

Answer is A

Graphic Text #2 - MC – Think Aloud

3. What do the white numbers in the black circles on the world map represent?

a. rank in soybean use

b. rank in soybean production

c. total area of soybean crops, in millions of hectares

d. total soybeans produced annually, in millions of tonnes

3. What do the white numbers in the black circles on the world map represent?

Examine the question and highlight keywords Examine the possible answers Look at the world map and the heading “Top 10

soybean-producing nations” Process of elimination using the possible

answers “Rank” means to order from top to bottom and

the numbers (1-10) go from greatest to fewest Eliminate A and C Eliminate D (does not coincide with the white

numbers) Answer is B

Graphic Text #2 - MC – Think Aloud

4. Between which years did soybean production in Canada increase most significantly?

a. 1961-1971

b. 1971-1981

c. 1981-1991

d. 1991-2001

4. Between which years did soybean production in Canada increase most significantly?

Examine the question and highlight keywords

Examine the possible answers

Look at the graphics and focus on the line graph titled “Soybean Production in Canada”

Identify the years with most growth (steepest incline)

Answer is D

Graphic Text #2 - MC – Think Aloud

5. How are the provinces organized in the "Hectares of Soybeans Grown" table?

a. from east to west

b. from west to east

c. from largest to smallest

d. from smallest to largest

5. How are the provinces organized in the "Hectares of Soybeans Grown" table?

Examine the question and highlight keywords

Examine the possible answers

Examine the table – "Hectares of Soybeans Grown"

the numbers do not seem to follow any order

eliminate Answers C and D

Recall the map of Canada and remember the placement of each province

Answer is A

Graphic Text #2 - MC – Think Aloud

6. Which two countries were most similar in their soybean production in 2000-2005?

a. Italy and Indonesia

b. Paraguay and India

c. Canada and Bolivia

d. China and Argentina

6. Which two countries were most similar in their soybean production in 2000-2005?

Examine the question and highlight keywords

Examine the possible answers

Look at each pair of countries and compare the production numbers

Eliminate a response if it has a greater difference than the previous answer

Eliminate Answers B, C, D

Answer is A

The OSSLT will be written on ...

Thursday March 27, 2014

You will be taking your “Graphic Texts package”

along with your Don’t Panic books to all of your

classes over the next three days.

Please return to your period two class.

References

The graphic texts and questions used in this presentation were taken from eqao.com -OSSLT Test Preparation and previous released tests.