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Helpful Reading
Test-Taking Tips
Multiple
choice questions, short answer and extended response questions
make up the reading portion of the WASL test.
Students need
to remember:
- 1. To
eliminate the wrong answers. This increases your odds
of choosing the
right
answer.
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- 2. To
carefully read instructions. Teachers are not allowed to
answer questions or clarify.
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- 3. There
will always be questions on the following:
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theme or message of the reading
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unfamiliar vocabulary
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story elements (setting, plot, characterization, et al.)
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| the
author's
purpose
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| the
main
idea
of the reading
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- 4. You
will always be asked to:
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summarize
the
reading - make sure you know what "summarize" means
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compare/contrast
two types of readings - make sure you know what
"compare/contrast" means
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think beyond literal dimensions (read between the lines)
- make sure you know what "inference"
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