Transcript Multiple Choice Boot Camp PowerPoint notes.

The
NJASK Multiple
Choice Section
(and how to ace it)
How are you scored?
• Working with Text
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Main idea
Details
Vocabulary
Making inferences
• These are easier
questions…because
all you have to do is
go back to the text to
find the answers.
• Analyzing Text
• Open-endeds
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Fact vs. Opinion
Type of nonfiction
Type of organization
Figurative language
Making predictions
Main Idea Questions
• Tips
– The answer has to
relate to the WHOLE
passage.
– In nonfiction, the main
idea is usually near
the beginning of the
passage.
– Put a star next to the
main idea when you
find it.
• They will try to trick you!
– They’ll give answers choices
that are really details
– They’ll give answers that
sound like main ideas, but
do not relate to the passage.
– They’ll ask “What is the
theme?” or “What would be
a good title?” These
questions are the same as
asking for the main idea.
Detail Questions
• Tips
– Read the questions
first to know what
you’re looking for.
– Underline details that
you think are important
as you’re reading.
– Go back to the text to
check EVERY answer.
• They are so tricky!
– They’ll give a correct answer
that uses different words
than the text.
– They’ll give details from the
text that relate to a different
main idea.
Vocabulary Questions
• Tips
– Use context clues
– Try substituting the
vocabulary word with
the choices to see if
they fit
– Use the
prefixes/suffixes/root
words of the vocab.
word
• Tricks up their sleeves!
– They’ll ask you about words
that have more than one
meaning.
– They might ask the question
in terms of a dictionary.
– They’ll count on the fact that
you don’t want to go back to
the text.
Making Inferences
• Tips
– You’ll have to figure
out the best answer,
so make sure you read
all the choices
carefully
– If you’re stumped, pick
the answer that relates
to the largest part of
the text.
• Tricky, tricky, tricky
– They’ll give incorrect
answer choices that relate
to only a small portion of
the text.
What type of question is it?
Which detail is most important to the
meaning of the passage?
DETAIL
What type of question is it?
Based on the text, what is the best meaning
of the word “chimichanga”?
VOCABULARY
What type of question is it?
What is this story mostly about?
MAIN IDEA
What type of question is it?
Which phrase best completes the chart?
Life in the North is hard
Blizzards
Freezing water
DETAIL
What type of question is it?
What will the main character most likely do if
he’s presented with a similar problem in
the future?
MAKING INFERENCES
What type of question is it?
For what reasons did the lion fear the tiger in
this story?
MAKING INFERENCES
Your Job
You will choose one of the four types of “Working
with Text” questions to create a poster about.
Your poster must have:
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A title
At least two tips
At least two ways the test-makers will try to trick you
A sample question based on a story or nonfiction text
we’ve read this year so far (include answer and how
you know it’s the correct answer)