READING The Road to Your Future

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READINGThe Road to Your Future
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• ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT IS BEING ASKED!

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FCAT READING QUESTION TYPES

• Multiple Choice
• Short Response
• Read, Think Explain
• Long Response
• Read, Think Explain

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FCAT RUBRIC Short Response

• 2 POINTS Response is accurate, complete,
  contains necessary support and/or examples.
  Information is text based.
• 1 POINT Response is somewhat correct text
  based, but too general or simple.
• 0 POINT Response is inaccurate, confused or
  irrelevant.

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FCAT RUBRIC Long Response

• 4 POINTS Response is a text based accurate,
  complete response with supporting details and/ or
  examples.
• 3 POINTS Response is correct and text based.
  Some support left out.
• 2 POINTS Response is somewhat correct and text
  based, but the info is too simple.
• 1 POINT Response shows very little
  understanding, incomplete and flawed.
• 0 POINT Response is incorrect, confused or not
  relevant.

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READING MORE THAN FCAT

• Write your definition of reading.
• Write what happens during your reading. Whats
  happening between those ears?

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READERS USE STRATEGIES

• Think about what they already know
• Predict
• Connect to the text
• Determine importance separate details from main
  ideas.

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READERS USE STRATEGIES

• Apply to life experiences
• Ask questions while reading
• Talk about it
• Make sense of text

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READERS USE STRATEGIES

• Think aloud between the ears.
• Combine old knowledge with learned knowledge to
  create new knowledge.
• Visualize everybodys looks different.

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READERS USE STRATEGIES

• RE-READ
• Clarify confusion
• RE-READ WITH A DIFFERENT PURPOSE

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READING TEST -TAKING STRATEGIES

• Read the Questions First
• Like a detective.questions provide clues.
• Scan the passage
• Watch out for information that relates to the
  questions.

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READING TEST -TAKING STRATEGIES

• Look for key words from the questions.
• Target specific information needed to answer the
  questions. (These are your details- your proof.)

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READING TEST -TAKING STRATEGIES

• For some questions you will have to infer.
• Read, gather information and decide on an
  answer.
• Use what you know what the author almost
  told you.but didnt.

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RESTATING THE QUESTION

• In your head, restate the question and write the
  rest of the answer.
• Where do most whales live? RESTATE, in your
  head.
• Most whales live..then write the rest of your
  answer.

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RESTATE THE QUESTION, THEN

• Skim the answer choices to see which one
  correctly fills in the blank.
• Skim the passage to find details to support your
  short or long responses.
• Remember that short-response and long response
  questions must be answered in COMPLETE SENTENCES!

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EDUCATED GUESS

• MULTIPLE CHOICE 4 CHOICES
• Read all choices, even if you THINK the 1st one
  is correct.
• As you read the answer choices, eliminate choices
  you know are wrong.
• If more than one choice is left, reread or skim
  the passage to look for words or phrases that
  give more support to one choice than the other.
• If you are still uncertain, go with the one that
  you think is right thats an educated guess!

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The best mushers truly understand dogs, but Kate
went further than that- she could think like a
dog. Some people say she could even read her
dogs minds.

• What is the main reason Kate was a great musher?
• f. She could stand the cold better than anyone
  else.
• g. She could tell stories better than any other
  musher.
• h. She understood her sled dogs extremely well.
• i. She never ties up her sled dogs.

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IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF QUESTION

• LITERAL QUESTIONS
• The answers are facts in the text or information
  you can see in the text.
• INTERPRETIVE QUESTIONS
• Combine clues from text with information that
  you already know to come up with the answer.

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ANSWERING LITERAL QUESTIONS

• Ask yourself
• What information does the question ask for?
• Where in the passage is the information stated?

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Answering Interpretive Questions

• Ask yourself -
• What clues does the passage give?
• What do I already know that helps answer the
  question?

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The chimpanzees were afraid of Goodall at
first, and every time she came near they would
run off into the trees. Goodall found a peak
that overlooked the forest, and from there, using
binoculars, she could watch the chimps without
disturbing them. Goodall also kept trying to
approach the chimps, hoping for their acceptance.
Slowly, after many months, the chimps
began to trust her.
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• Why does the author use a whole paragraph to
  describe Goodalls attempts to get the
  chimpanzees used to her presence?
• to point out how fast chimpanzees can run
• B. to show the ease of capturing a chimpanzee
• C. to show the readers Goodalls inexperience
• D. to give readers an idea of the patience
  required to train chimpanzees

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VOCABULARY STRATEGIES

• Look for context clues that help define the word.
• Look at the way the word is being used.
• Is there a restatement or definition near the
  word? (Sometimes writers do that with commas
  right after the word is used.)

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VOCABULARY STRATEGIES

• Decide if it is an action word or describing word
• Look for facts, details, or examples near the
  word.
• Look at the word itself to see if it contains a
  word or a root word that is familiar to you.

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The neck makes the giraffe like a living ladder.
Its long neck allows it to eat leaves, buds, and
sprouts from the branches of trees. It also like
to graze on the tender, sweet-tasting tops of
shrubs and bushes. All the giraffe has to do is
look up or down to find its food. Theres always
vegetation somewhere within reach.

• Read this sentence from the passage
• It also likes to graze on the tender,
  sweet-tasting tops of shrubs and bushes.
• Q. What does graze mean?
• A. Rest B. Drink C. Nibble D.
  Sniff

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CUE WORDS HELP YOU UNDERSTAND QUESTIONS

• You have to UNDERSTAND the question and what kind
  of answer is expected!
• Cue words compare, contrast, setting, cause,
  effect, character, development, summarize, point
  of view, personal values, interpret, theme,
  analyze, synthesize, fact, opinion

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COMPARE

• ASKS YOU TO TELL
• HOW things
• ARE
• ALIKE

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CONTRAST

• ASKS YOU TO TELL
• HOW things
• ARE
• DIFFERENT.

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CAUSE EFFECT

• Something happened,
• and
• this is the result.

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Cause and Effect

• A relationship between two things when one thing
  makes something else happen.
• Like...we eat too much food and do not exercise,
  we gain weight.
• Eating food without exercising is the "cause"
  weight gain is the "effect."
• There may be multiple causes and multiple effects.

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• Signal words that show cause/effect relationships
  
• because, so, so that, ifthen,
• consequently, thus, since, for,
• for this reason, as a result of,
• therefore, due to, this is how,
• nevertheless, accordingly

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• Reprimand by teacher/parent.
• Did not complete homework assignment.
• Severe thunderstorms start in the morning and
  continue all day.
• The all-day trip to the zoo and museum is
  canceled, along with the picnic in the park.
• The cause of an event is responsible for
  resulting actions and that the effect is the
  result. In other words, the cause is the reason,
  the effect is the result or what happens.

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SUMMARIZE

• Asks you to tell
• the main idea
• of the passage
• as a whole.

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FACT OPINION

• Asks you to tell the difference between something
  that can be proven by observation (fact),
• and
• something that can not be proven by observation
  (opinion).

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Listening to most mushers is like going to a
shouting match they almost never really say
mush, but they do spend a lot of time barking
out commands to their dogs. Watching Klondike
Kate at work was more like watching a silent
movie. She hardly needed words when she wanted
her team to start, she would breathe a soft,
sweet sigh and theyd be off. To turn right, she
would tap her tongue against her teeth once two
taps and theyd go left.
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• Why does the author compare watching Kate to
  watching a silent movie?
• F. because Kate enjoyed going to the movies.
• G. because Kate was unable to speak.
• H. because Kate could not hear because of the
  barking dogs.
• I. because Kate worked very quietly with her
  dogs.

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THEME

• The theme in the story is what the author is
  telling you about a truth known in the universe.
  It is a common truth, universal truth, and
  sometimes a moral. An understanding of truth that
  the world acknowledges as true.

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USING TEXT EVIDENCE

• The correct answer will ALWAYS be supported by
  evidence in the passage!
• Look for words that are the same as or nearly the
  same as, you answer when answering literal
  questions.
• Look back in the text for specific clues that
  support your inference when answering
  interpretive questions.
• Make sure that there is nothing in text to
  contradict, or falsify, your answer.

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All by myself I have to go,With none to tell me
what to do All alone beside the streamsAnd up
the mountainside of dreams.The strangest things
are there for meBoth things to eat and things to
see,And many frightening sights abroadTill
morning in the Land of Nod.

• The narrator wants the reader to think that Nod
  is
• A. plain and clear
• B. busy and crowded
• C. just like home
• D. strange and frightening

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MULTI-PASSAGE QUESTIONS

• You might find pairs of passages on the same or
  related topics. The questions may refer to either
  passage or both.
• For example, you might be asked to choose an
  opinion or point of view that the authors of both
  passages would support.

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MULTI-PASSAGE QUESTIONS

• Take both passages into account as you answer the
  question.
• Make sure that the answer you choose is supported
  by BOTH passages.

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JUSTIFYING AND CHECKING ANSWERS

• ANY answer you write or choose must be supported
  in the passage.
• Check back in the passage to be certain that the
  text matches the answer.
• Make sure that all the information in the passage
  supports your answer and that nothing contradicts
  it.

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The ride was both a pleasure and a delight to
Marek, who admired the roomy interior and the
steady whirr of the engine. He clapped and
laughed as the car took off, and then again when
it came to a stop. Then he hopped out, opened
the hood to examine the engine he had built, and
smiled with satisfaction.
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• But the next day at work Marek felt slightly
  discontented as he took his place in line. He
  worked as carefully as ever, but he could not
  overlook a growing sense of unease.
• The mystery was gone. He had finished the day,
  and the week, and the month, but soon realized
  that his job had lost its mysterious appeal.

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What problem does Marek face after his first car
ride?

• He is sorry that he does not earn enough money to
  buy a car.
• He loses his love of working because the mystery
  is gone.
• He becomes angry with his relative for showing
  him the car.
• He loses his job because he no longer works well.

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STAY FOCUSED ON LONG PASSAGES

• Some passages will be hundreds of words long.
• To stay focused
• Remember to preview the questions.
• Summarize the reading to yourself in your own
  words.
• Reread any part of the passage that seems
  confusing.
• Dont let an unfamiliar topic throw you. Stay
  calm and take your time.
• Dont get bogged down in details. You dont need
  to understand every single detail in the passage.

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RESPONDING TO SHORT RESPONSE QUESTIONS

• You must base your response on the passage.
• Use detail and information from the passage to
  support your ideas.

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SHORT RESPONSE STRATEGIES

• Read the question carefully and make sure you
  understand what you are being asked.
• Before you write, think carefully about how you
  will answer the question.
• Look back in the passage for information and
  details to support your response.

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SHORT RESPONSE STRATEGIES

• Take the allowed five minutes to make sure that
  your response is accurate and complete and that
  it answers EVERY part of the question.
• If you can answer only one part of the question,
  write as much as you know. You can get point for
  an answer that is incomplete but correct as far
  as it goes.

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EXTENDED RESPONSE STRATEGIES

• Base your response on the passages.
• Use details and information
• from the passage to support your ideas.

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EXTENDED RESPONSE STRATEGIES

• Read the question carefully. Make sure you know
  what you are being asked.
• Think carefully, before you write, about how you
  will answer the question.

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EXTENDED RESPONSE STRATEGIES

• Look back in the passage for the details to
  support your response.
• Make sure your response is complete and accurate.
• Write as much as you know, even if you can only
  answer one part.

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• ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT IS BEING ASKED!