Directions:
For each of the following multiple-choice mini-tests, read the passage
and choose the best answer to each question. Note: Pay
particular attention to the requirement of the questions that contain the
words, NOT, LEAST, or EXCEPT.
NOTE:
These tests can be taken in any one of the following four options.
Option One:
Take the test online as an interactive learning tool. Do not worry
about time. Your goal is to understand the rationale used for determining
right answers on multiple-choice tests. With his option, read the
first multiple-choice question first. Then read the passage until
you find the answer to that question. Select an answer. Once
an answer is picked, before moving on to the next question, click on the
Red
Answer/Explanation to correct your test.
Be sure to read the explanation to begin to understand the rationale used
for determining right answers on multiple-choice tests. Take notes
on anything learned. Once you thoroughly understand number one, read
the second question. Then rerad the passage from where you quit reading
until you find the answer. Once an answer is picked, before moving
on to the next question, click on the Red
Answer/Explanation to correct your test.
Be sure to read the explanation to begin to understand the rationale used
for determining right answers on multiple-choice tests. Take notes
on anything learned. Once you thoroughly understand number two, read
the third question continuing in the same fashion until the test is completed.
Option Two:
Print a copy of the test. Take the test in the tradional way as a
12 minute timed test. Select your answers by blackening the ovals
on a scan sheet. Have the teacher correct your test.
Option Three:
Take the test on line as a 12 minute timed test. Select your answers
by placing the letter choice for each number on a separate sheet of paper.
At the end of the 12 minutes, click on the ANSWERS
TO MC TEST and correct your test. Be
sure to read the explanations to begin to understand the rationale used
for determining right answers on multiple-choice tests.
Option Four:
Print a copy of four or five mini-tests. Take the test in the tradional
way as a 50-60 point 60 minute timed test. Select your answers by
blackening the ovals on a scan sheet. Have the teacher correct your
test.
ADDITIONAL
ASSIGNMENTS:
Click on ESSAY
QUESTIONS for one to four essay prompts that can be used on the
mc excerpt or poem, before or after completing the multiple-choice exam.
Writing the essay after taking the multiple-choice test will result in
a much better analytical essay since the analysis is laid out for you in
the mc test.
VOCABULARY:
Make a composite list of terms from each test that need to be defined.
Do this on a word processor, arranging the terms in alphabetical order.
Divide them into two categories: Rhetorical and Stylistic Devices
AND General Vocabulary.
Look up the definition of each
rhetorical ans stylistic device by clicking on Glossary
of Terms. List the word. Write a definition that explains
the purpose for the device. Write an example of it in use.
Look up the definition of general
vocabulary by clicking on http://dictionary.reference.com/
List the word. Copy the context. Write the definition and some
synonyms for the word.