Multiple Choice Questions

There are different types. Sometimes you

1.	find the answer right in the text;
2.	need to infer – that is, read between the lines;
3.	need a general understanding of the whole text, because you need to extend beyond what is written in the passage.

Steps for Answering Multiple Choice Questions

Answering Short-Answer (Open-Response) Questions

Types of Short-Answer Questions

     1.   Answer the question using evidence from the text. 
•	Answer
•	Evidence

2.	Answer the question using evidence from the text and your own ideas.
•	Answer
•	Evidence 
•	Connections

Steps to Answering Short-Answer (Open Response) Questions

Read the text for understanding.

Step One:    Categorize the question (Does the answer require evidence from text only or both evidence from text and your own ideas?)

Step Two:     Plan the answer.
•	Highlight the parts of the question that tell what’s expected.
•	Underline the words in the question that you will use to form your answer. 
•	Rough out the answer. Use point form or highlight the examples from the text you want to include.  Use the rough notes section for this.
•	Use point form to jot down connections to your own ideas (if required).
•	If the answer requires your own ideas, make notes on these questions as you try to make connections:	
•	Text to self connections (Have I been in a situation like this before? What was important? What did I learn? What was the same/different?);
•	Text to media (Have I read, seen or heard about this before? What did I learn? Was important, etc);
•	Text to world (Do I know someone who has been in a situation like this?  What was important what did the person learn.).

Step Three:   Write the answer.  Be sure to begin with the question stem, that is, key words from the question.

Step Four:    Check conventions (grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization).