Exam Tips Advanced II Blended Course

Exam Reminders 1. Reading Comprehension Only hours long plus extra time 3. Check Portal for date, time, and classroom

What to Bring 1. Bring an ID with you 2. כרטיס מבחן ( מעוד א ' וב ') 3. Put your electronic dictionaries on SILENT!!! 4. Bring extra batteries 5. Pens 6. Food/Water

How should you do the exam? Where to start?

Step 1 – Pre-reading  Skim and highlight as you go  Title  First SECTION (introduction)-especially last paragraph  All subtitles  Last paragraph (conclusion) Goal : Understand topic, main argument, and purpose

Step 2 - Questions Purpose of exam – ANSWER QUESTIONS Focus on understanding the questions Don’t try to answer at first, try to UNDERSTAND! Tip: Read the CLOZE first – a summary of the text

What to do when looking at the questions…  Mark important information  Names, key words, paragraphs/parts of the text  Learn about the subject of text  Decide the order to do the questions…

Which questions to do first…  LOCAL questions  Lift the questions from the text  Give a paragraph/section/name….

Type of Local Questions  Chart/Table– with paragraph/section  Multiple choice – if gives a name/paragraph/section

Which questions to do last…  GLOBAL questions  Deeper understanding  Long and difficult to understand If a question takes too long – Move ON!!

Types of global questions  Multiple choice  Main idea/purpose is…  Infer/inference  Open questions  Cloze summary

Step 3 – Reading Text  Read text with purpose of answering one question at a time!  Highlight the answers in the text and put the question number next to it – easier to find later

General Note  You can’t avoid reading  Most of the text you’ll need to read – but not all in-depth  Don’t translate the whole text!!!!  Always remember to look for synonyms!  Pay attention to connectors – especial contrasting  Time yourself