1. MEAP Test Strategies

2. Know what they will ask of you!
Read Passages
Multiple Choice Questions
Writing about someone else’s writing
Strengths & Weaknesses
Compare & Contrast
Did the writer develop the main idea?

3. The test is written in Academic Language
Academic Language = Very Formal English that many people do not speak regularly.
For example:
Which mood is communicated by this sentence…
According to this section, what was NOT a factor…
What is the best summary of this selection…
According to this selection, which of these is a fact?
Which of the following correctly describes what the selection is mainly about?

4. Reading Strategies Wonder what questions will be asked as you read.
Read like a Reader
Stay focused on the text as you read.
Reread Selection

5. Multiple Choice Strategies
Process of Elimination
Eliminate or Get Rid Of answer choices
The Almost Right Answer
In math decimal may be in the wrong place
In English, the name of characters could be switched around.
Right Fact/Wrong Answer
Answer choice includes facts from the reading and it “looks right”
When you look at facts from the selection, reread to eliminate wrong answers.

6. Writing Organize your ideas before you begin
Do you express your main point or your thesis at the beginning?
Make sure you are responding to the question they ask you. Focus on what they are looking for.
Support with Evidence – Use Quotes.

7. Attic – Main idea, opinion, Introduction Middle – Supporting details, strengths/weaknesses, etc. Basement – Connection, conclusion, restate.

8. Managing Scantron Sheets
Keep track of what number you are on and the number on the scantron sheet.
Write your answers in the test booklet
Eliminate improbable answers
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
DO NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWERS BLANK!!!!!!!!!
After every five questions check to see that you are aligned