The document provides steps for answering multiple choice questions: 1) Read the question carefully to understand what is being asked. 2) Think of an answer before looking at the choices. 3) Read all choices and eliminate any that are clearly wrong. 4) Choose the best remaining answer after careful consideration. It also notes that there will be 31 reading comprehension questions and 8 writing skills questions on the multiple choice test.

1. Reading
Comprehension
& Multiple
Choice

2. Steps to Answering
Multiple Choice Questions
• What is a multiple choice
question?
• It is a question that lists possible
answers and asks you to make a
choice and select the correct one.
• You may be surprised to find out just
how hard multiple choice questions
can really be.

3. 39 Multiple Choice
Questions in total
There are
31 questions based
on reading
comprehension
There are
8 questions
based on
writing skills

4. STEP #1
• Read the question
carefully!
• Even though this is a timed
test- you will waste more time
by not reading the question
carefully. This is very
important!
• Make sure that you
understand the
question!

5. STEP # 2
• Now that we understand
what the question is
asking us, take a
moment to think
of the answer
before you read
the choices.

6. STEP # 3
• Read all of the
choices.
• Compare the answers to
the one already in your
mind, and consider the
following:
• Do you see any answers
that you know are
wrong? If so, cross
them out.

7. STEP # 4
• Now look at your remaining answers and think
carefully before answering. Choose the best answer.

8. • Be sure to answer all MC question by filling in the circles
on the Student Answer Sheet
STEP #5

9. Let’s Practice
• Take 15 minutes to read the selection you have been
given and answer the 5 Multiple Choice Questions on
the back.
• I will be coming around to answer any questions you
may have.
• We will compare answers when everyone is finished!
• Good Luck!

10.  While reading text…
◦ Underline any unknown words and guess meaning based
on the root of the word or the context of the sentence
Reading Comprehension
Strategies

11. Sample Reading (2011)