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READING AND ANSWERING
MULTIPLE CHOICE AND
SHORT ANSWER
WEEK 5
OSSLT PREPARATION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
REVIEW
3 TYPES OF MULTIPLE CHOICE
• Three Types of Questions Three Strategies
• EXPLICIT (Knowledge) Locate and Match
• IMPLICIT (Thinking) Search and Think
MAKING CONNECTIONS (Application) Link and Generate
Own Ideas
EXPLICIT QUESTIONS
• EXPLICIT = KNOWLEDGE
• Direct questions ask for information that is stated in the
text
• “Read the lines”
Locate and Match Locate answer or information in the text by
matching key words from the question.
Often the answer will be found word for word
right there on the page.
When did the
… occur?
What is the
name of …?
IMPLICIT QUESTIONS
• IMPLICIT = THINKING
• Indirect questions ask for information that is not stated
directly in the text
• “Read between the lines”
Search and Think Search the selection for information related
to the question and think about what it
means.
Why is …
significant?
How does …
compare to …?
MAKING CONNECTIONS QUESTIONS
• MAKING CONNECTIONS = APPLICATION
• Linking questions ask for information stated in the text
connected to your background knowledge and experience
• “Read beyond the lines”
Generate Ideas on Your Own Link what you are reading to:
your own experiences
other texts you have read
what you know about the world.
Use these ideas to answer the question.
In your opinion…? What did … remind
you of? Explain.
MULTIPLE CHOICE TIPS
Read the questions first
Read the title
Skim the selection, then read it closely
Read the question again – look for key words in the
text
Read all answers
Watch for “distracters” and use “process of
elimination”
No idea? GUESS! Never leave blanks!
WRITING TASK:
SHORT ANSWER
TIPS FOR READING
INFORMATIONAL TEXT • Scan the text by reading the title and headings. Read
the first and last sentence or paragraph.
• Focus on the content by turning the first sentences of
each paragraph into questions and searching the text for
the answer.
• Review the text by rereading the title, headings and first
sentences.
• Reflect on what the selection made you think and feel.
WHEN READING …
• There are four places to look for answers to a question:
• Look in the selection
• Look in the selection and make inferences
• Look in the selection and add your personal opinion
• Look in the selection and add your prior knowledge
TIPS FOR READING NARRATIVE TEXT • Quickly read the beginning and ending of the story first. This will
give you a clear sense of the shape the story takes.
How do the main characters begin and how do they end up?
• Read the middle part of the story to find out how and why the characters end up as they do.
Pay attention to the dialogue (anything in quotation marks). A lot of the meaning of the story is carried in what the characters say and think.
Pay attention to what the main characters do.
• Read the ending again to remind yourself how the characters end up.
• After you read the story, take one minute to retell it briefly in your head. Reflect on what the story made you think and feel.
SHORT ANSWER RESPONSE
The QUESTION will ask the student to explain a
statement using information and evidence from
the text in the answer.
The end of the question states: Use specific
details from the selection and your own ideas to
support your answer. OR Use specific details
from this selection to support your answer.
You are given 6 lines. Write about 3 sentences.
There is room below the question for Rough
Notes.
SHORT ANSWER TIPS
Use words directly from the question in your first
sentence.
Use specific examples / details from the
selection to support your answer.
Connect the proof to your opening statement.
Write in full and complete sentences.
Be sure to answer the question! Re-read your
response for clarity and correct spelling and
grammar.
REVIEW AND MODEL
• Read selection “New Discoveries at the Dinosaur
Capital of the World”
• Model how to answer the question using support from the
selection
New Discoveries at the Dinosaur Capital of the World
Recent discoveries have strengthened Alberta’s reputation as the “Dinosaur Capital of the World.” Scientists at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta, are examining the first duck-billed dinosaur skeleton to be recovered in northern Alberta. The skeleton could represent a new species of dinosaur. The hadrosaur, or duck-billed dinosaur, lived about 73 million years ago, when much of Alberta was covered by a vast inland sea. Herds of duck-billed creatures moved across the lushly vegetated lowlands, followed in time by predators such as Tyrannosaurus rex. Since the retreat of the ice more than 10 000 years ago, erosion has carved out the hillsides, uncovering the bones of the once abundant dinosaurs and shaping the dramatic and mysterious Badlands. Interested teens and adults can attend Day Digs sponsored by the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Thousands of important specimens have been uncovered by participants, including a 1.3-metre-long leg bone from a duck-billed dinosaur, fragments of turtle shell, fossilized crocodile and fish teeth, remains of horned dinosaurs and nearly 100 tyrannosaur teeth!
REVIEW AND MODEL
Question:
How might the information in this news report encourage
people to visit Alberta? Use specific details and examples
from the selection to support your answer.
REVIEW AND MODEL
OSSLT SCORING RUBRIC CODE 10 CODE 20 CODE 30
DESCRIPTORS
Response indicates
minimal reading
comprehension
Response provides
minimal or
irrelevant ideas and
information from
the reading
selection
Response indicates
some reading
comprehension
Response provides
vague ideas and
information from the
reading selection; it
may include
irrelevant ideas and
information from the
reading selection
Response indicates
considerable
reading
comprehension
Response provides
accurate, specific,
and relevant ideas
and information
from the reading
selection
STUDENT CHECKLIST
Content
Answer directly relates to the question asked
Specific examples and details directly taken from text that support response
Reader will understand content of original selection
Does not include personal opinion
Organization
Transition words and phrases to link ideas
Correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation
Complete sentences
Appropriate tone
CONSOLIDATION
CONSOLIDATION
Complete the following sections in your Practice Booklet
Section I (Informational Text, Multiple Choice, Short
Answer Response)
Section IX (Narrative Text, Multiple Choice, Short Answer
Response)
When finished, check multiple choice answers; hand in
booklet for teacher to evaluate short answer responses