IQ Slap Down
Thinking Interpret, Solve, Apply, Compare/Contrast, Differentiate, Apply, Justify
1. Organize students into groups of 3 or 4.
2. Each member should get a set of “ABCD” cards or create them by tearing a sheet of notebook paper into 4 rectangles
and writing A – B – C – D on each card.
3. Round 1: At the teacher’s signal, students slap down the answer choice that represents the worst answer and then
justify their response. (Teacher clarify and verify the worst answer and WHY it is the worst.)
4. Round 2: At the teacher’s signal, students slap down the answer choice that represents the best wrong/incorrect
answer and then justify why many students may have mistakenly chosen that answer. (Teacher clarify and verify the
BEST WRONG answer and why it is close, but not correct. The teacher should quickly revisit any difficult vocabulary
terms in the stem or answer choices.)
5. Round 3: At the teacher’s signal, students slap down the answer that represents the correct answer and then justify
why this is the appropriate response.
NOTE: It is critical that students justify their responses to articulate the processing/application errors students may make
when answering items.
Assessment Item:
Round 1 Worst Answer
My Answer
Teacher’s Clarify
Round 2 Best WRONG Answer
My Answer
Teacher’s Clarify
Round 3 Correct Answer
My Answer
Teacher’s Clarify