English Language Arts 9

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English Language Arts 9

• Midterm Exam Preparation
• Reading Comprehension

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Part B - reading

• non-fiction
• multimedia
• short stories
• poetry
• film
• modern drama
• novel
• visual texts

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basic MC strategies

• read questions, selection, questions
• re-read in context
• check all questions answered
• dont change your answers!!
• dont over-think / over-analyze

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text rules!

• When writing a literary essay, your
  interpretation of literature is acceptable gtgt a
  logical interpretation supported by concrete
  details from the texts.
• In multiple choice, however, its not your
  opinion.
• In the case of the multiple choice test, Text
  Always Wins.
• It is very important that you go back to the
  text, as that's where the answers are. When it
  comes down to two answers, the one that can be
  supported best from the text overall is the
  answer (for best or most questions especially).

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unfamiliar vocabulary

• Dont choose an answer simply because you dont
  know what a word means and you think that must
  make it a good choice.
• Go back into the text, using context clues to
  help you to determine what a word means.
• Very low incomes are exempt from taxation.
• Money cannot compensate him for the loss of his
  child.

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key words

• Circle the key word or idea in the stem, and draw
  a line to a connecting word in the answer.
• Focus on what the question asks.
• The repetition of the word boxes in the first
  stanza emphasizes images of constraint, while the
  repetition of the word music in the second
  stanza emphasizes images of
• a. experience
• b. strength
• c. freedom
• d. wisdom

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highlight

• Write on the text, with either a pencil or a
  highlighter.
• highlight the line in the text to which the
  question refers
• highlight key words in the stem
• cross out choices which are not possible
• circle answers which are possible.

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tracking

• Use a solid, opaque ruler to read text line by
  line.
• This forces you to track the text and keeps your
  focus on it.

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question order

• The questions are constructed in a certain order.
  
• They are designed to lead you through the text,
  and the last question is often the theme/idea
  question
• Read through all the questions to the last one,
  for a specific piece of text, before beginning to
  answer any.

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terminology

• There are questions about or involving terms
  therefore, you need to know which term is which
  in order to answer those questions.
• If you know the difference between metaphor and
  simile before taking the test, and are asked
  which figure of speech is in line 12, you will
  already know the answer.
• Does it not make sense to go in with some of the
  answers if possible? ?

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filling in the scantron sheet

• One suggestion is to fill in the scantron sheet
  at the end.
• With two booklets and a scantron sheet, the
  possibility for filling in the wrong answers
  exist.
• Circle answers on the test, so at the end, you
  can quickly fill in the scantron sheet.
• This method also eliminates the problem of
  erasing a change completely.
• If you are not comfortable with this method, be
  sure to clearly mark on the sheet when you skip a
  question!!