Learning About the Strategies
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Learning Strategies
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Understanding Words
Finding Information
Identifying the Main Idea
Sequencing
Finding the Similarities and Differences
Predicting
Drawing Conclusions
Summarizing
Making Inferences
Understanding Words
• Find the word or phrase in the text
• Read that sentence and some words around it
to help you determine the meaning
• Replace the word with each choice given, and
say the sentence aloud to see if it sounds
correct
• Always check all possible answers before
deciding on your answer
Finding Information
• Identify keywords in the question to make
sure you know what information you need.
• Find the keywords in the text and reread the
information around them carefully
• Always check all possible answers before
deciding on your answer
Identifying The Main Idea
• The main idea links all other ideas together
and tells what the text is mainly about.
• The title and opening sentence are good clues
for identifying the main idea of the text.. Look
for these things first.
• Ask yourself, “Is my choice the most important
idea in the text?
• Always check all possible answers before
deciding on your answer.
Sequencing
• Make sure you know which events you need to
sequence. Then find those events in the text.
• Pay attention to how they are related. Making a
mental picture of what is happening in the text
sometimes helps you imagine the sequence
• Always check all possible answers before
deciding on your answer.
Finding Similarities and Differences
• Make sure you understand the question
before you begin. Then find the KEYWORDS.
• Use a chart, table, Venn diagram, or other
type of organizer , if you need to. This will help
you find similarities and differences
• Always check all possible answers before
deciding on your answer.
Predicting
• You need to find the information that
connects to the question
• The answer will not be found in the text, but
there is information you can use and think
about as you read. The writer will suggest,
rather than tell, what is likely to happen. You
must use the details in the text to help you
predict.
• Always check all possible answers before
deciding on your answer.
Drawing Conclusions
• Make sure you understand what it is you are
drawing conclusions about.
• Look in the text to find the facts and details.
• Make decisions about what they mean
• Always check all possible answers before
deciding on your answer.
Summarizing
• Check the text to be sure you can understand
the question. Then, find the keywords.
• Find information in the text that is most
important to your understanding of it. Decide
how it is connected.
• Take out any unnecessary details or
unconnected information
• Always check all possible answers before
deciding on your answer.
Making Inferences
• The answer is usually not in the text, but there
is information that will give you clues to think
about.
• Find the answers that makes the most sense
and is supported by the text.
• Always check all possible answers before
deciding on your answer.