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