ELA Test Strategies
Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) strategies:
On a reading test each question's total strategies are 20 points each (x 5 questions = 100)
5 points each question = Mark down important question words
7 points each question = Explain why answers are right of wrong in at least one word
8 points each question = Cite where in the text you found your TEXT EVIDENCE (& touch your text evidence)
Check your answer!!!!
4 examples of student-created strategies for multiple choice questions that don't use many words to get the careful thinking job done:
SHORT-ANSWER Writing Strategy: R.A.C.E.
Short answer questions DO NOT NEED ADDITIONAL strategies written on paper. Just make sure that you can find ALL OF THE R.A.C.E. features in your short answer.
This slideshow below shows the strategies as you will see them on test days:
