1. Literacy Test Preparation
Reading and Multiple Choice Questions
Literacy Test Preparation

2. Types of Reading
On the literacy test you will have several reading and writing tasks to complete.
There are three types of reading on the test:
1) Informational/Text Based Reading- presents ideas and information on a topic
2) Graphic Reading- presents ideas and information with the help of graphic features such as diagrams, photographs, drawings, sketches, patterns, timetables, maps, charts or tables
3) Narrative Reading- a real-life story or a dialogue

3. What do the informational/text based readings look like?
Readings are typically 1-2 pages in length
Each paragraph is numbered for easy reference to questions
The readings include a picture or graphic related to the text

4. Example of Informational/ Text Based Readings

5. What do the graphic readings look like?
Fewer than 150 words
A picture/graphic with information

6. Examples of Graphic Reading

7. What do the narrative readings look like?
1-2 pages long
It can be: (1) a real life narrative or (2) a dialogue
Real Life Narrative: is an account of a significant time in an individual’s life
Dialogue: presents a conversation between two or more people

8. Example of Real Life Narrative Reading

9. What do you have to do with the readings?
1) Respond to questions about the reading in a short written response (a few sentences).
And/or
2) Answer a series of Multiple Choice questions about the reading.
Let’s talk about what the multiple choice questions look like!

10. Multiple Choice- Tips and Tricks
This is what the question page will look like
Your answer will be completed in the Answer Booklet
Don’t put your answer on the question sheet. It will not be marked.
Check that you are putting your answer in the correct section. Notice that Roman Numerals are used to identify each Section
Section I
Section II
Section III
Section IV
Section V
Section VII, etc
You must fill in the bubble to show your answer in the Student Answer Booklet.

11. Teacher Reference (Please use electronic version with class)
LOOK!
A Distraction!

12. EQAO uses distractors. These are answers that are designed to look right, but are not the correct OR most correct choice…… tricky, tricky…. Types of WRONG Multiple Choice Questions:
Something which is longer
- Look at this closely
Something which is a direct quotation – there are only a FEW of these ‘easy and right there’ questions.
Something which is logical if you haven’t read the text.

13. Multiple Choice Tips:
Read the questions before you look at the answer.
Come up with the answer in your head before looking at the possible answers, this way the choices given on the test won’t throw you off or trick you.
Eliminate answers you know are not right.
Read all the choices before you choose your answer.
Don’t keep on changing your answer, usually your first choice is the right one, unless you misread the question.
In “All of the above” and “None or the above” choices, if you are certain one of the statements is true don’t choose “None of the above” or one of the statements are false don’t choose “All of the above.”

14. Now let’s look at some of the types of questions you might see on the literacy test.
Word Meaning Questions:
What is the meaning of “hypothesis” as used in paragraph 5?
A recipe
A problem
A prediction
An experiment
***** Notice the paragraph number reference**** C

15. Now let’s look at some of the types of questions you might see on the literacy test.
Text Structure Question #1
What is the overall organizational structure of this selection?
Present to past
General to specific
Problem to solution
Least to most important.
This would be linked to a specific reading!

16. Now let’s look at some of the types of questions you might see on the literacy test.
Understanding Questions:
Which phrase indicates the popularity of Barries?
“Terasa took up this challenge”
“Terasa Found a national distributer”
“Terasa plied Sierra with many treats”
“Terasa delivered her product sales pitch”
This is an example of a Directly stated Questions because the answer is in the text.

17. Now let’s look at some of the types of questions you might see on the literacy test.
Punctuation Question
What is the purpose of the asterisk (*) beside “ Direct fishing-related expenditures”?
To direct the reader to the graph
To indicate the importance of the section
To connect the heading to other information
To emphasize the amount of fishing – related expenditures.
This is a questions from a Graphical Reading
Answer “A” in this example.

18. Performance Task 1 :Informational/ text based Reading
Your teacher has the answers.
Complete “Who ate the pasta first?”
Section I: Reading

19. Performance Task 2: Graphic Text
Complete: “How an Eco-Friendly Fish Farm Operates” Section XI: Reading.

20. Want More Practice?
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