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How to Formulate Answers to Test
Questions
Focus: Short Answer and Extended Response Questions
STEP 1: Read the question all the way to
the end.
The narrator often uses figurative language to describe Yia-Yia’s movements. Select four examples from the list below and explain the meaning of each.
• Some questions have mini stories or lists to refer to before answering the question
• “...she dances like a ribbon,like a smooth, sun-glinting,wind-tossed ribbon.”• “...she twirled and whirled onher way to school... .”• “...her feet barely touchedthe ground.”• “She high-stepped her wayfrom the kitchen to thelaundry room... .”
• “Her arms glide like the wings of a swan.”•“Her dark, silver-streaked hair comes alive like a moonless night lit by shimmering silver stars.”• “And it curls in the air like the smoke rising from a village bonfire.”
Grade 7 Spring 2006 OAA
• Some questions have mini stories before they ask the question.
• Some ask a question or state something then give special directions to follow.
STEP 1: Read the question all the way to the
end.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States national government was weaker than each of the state governments.
In your Answer Document, identify one weakness of the national government and explain why this weakness was a problem for the nation. (2 points)
Grade 8 Social Studies Spring 2009 OAA
• Other questions ask you to do more than one thing.
Jasmine wants to rent a bike while she is on vacation. The rental fee is $8.00 plus an additional $2.50 for every hour the bike is rented.
In your Answer Document, construct a table to show the total cost of renting a bike for 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 hours. Then, write an expression that Jasmine can use to find the total cost of renting a bike for any number of hours.
Grade 7 Math Spring 2005 OAA
STEP 1: Read the question all the way to the
end.
STEP 2: Circle the question or questions
and number them.
In your Answer Document, name two forces that acted on the blocks as they slid down the ramps. (4 points)
Describe or show how each force you listed affected the motion of the block.
Grade 8 Science Spring 2009 OAA
STEP 2: Circle the question or questions
and number them.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States national government was weaker than each of the state governments.
In your Answer Document, identify one weakness of the national government and explain why this weakness was a problem for the nation. (2 points)
Grade 8 Social Studies Spring 2009 OAA
STEP 2: Circle the question or questions
and number them.Jasmine wants to rent a bike while she is on vacation. The rental fee is $8.00 plus an additional $2.50 for every hour the bike is rented.
In your Answer Document, construct a table to show the total cost of renting a bike for 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 hours. Then, write an expression that Jasmine can use to find the total cost of renting a bike for any number of hours.
Grade 7 Math Spring 2005 OAA
STEP 3: Underline the words that tell
you what to do.
In your Answer Document, name two forces that acted on the blocks as they slid down the ramps. (4 points)
Describe or show how each force you listed affected the motion of the block.
Grade 8 Science Spring 2009 OAA
STEP 3: Underline the words that tell
you what to do.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States national government was weaker than each of the state governments.
In your Answer Document, identify one weakness of the national government and explain why this weakness was a problem for the nation. (2 points)
Grade 8 Social Studies Spring 2009 OAA
STEP 3: Underline the words that tell
you what to do.
Jasmine wants to rent a bike while she is on vacation. The rental fee is $8.00 plus an additional $2.50 for every hour the bike is rented.
In your Answer Document, construct a table to show the total cost of renting a bike for 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 hours. Then, write an expression that Jasmine can use to find the total cost of renting a bike for any number of hours.
Grade 7 Math Spring 2005 OAA
• Special directions let you know what to include in your answer and usually come after
the question.
• Not all questions have special directions.
STEP 4: Squiggle the special directions.
In your Answer Document, name two forces that acted on the blocks as they slid down the ramps. (4 points)
Describe or show how each force you listed affected the motion of the block.
Grade 8 Science Spring 2009 OAA
• Special directions let you know what to include in your answer and usually come after
the question.
• Not all questions have special directions.
STEP 4: Squiggle the special directions.
Jasmine wants to rent a bike while she is on vacation. The rental fee is $8.00 plus an additional $2.50 for every hour the bike is rented.
In your Answer Document, construct a table to show the total cost of renting a bike for 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 hours. Then, write an expression that Jasmine can use to find the total cost of renting a bike for any number of hours.
Grade 7 Math Spring 2005 OAA
STEP 5: What important information
do you need?
Thinking process:
•Which two forces acted on the blocks?
•How did force “A” affect the motion of the block? I need to explain that.
• How did force “B” affect the motion of the block? I need to explain that, too.
In your Answer Document, name two forces that acted on the blocks as they slid down the ramps. (4 points)
Describe or show how each force you listed affected the motion of the block.Grade 8 Science Spring 2009 OAA
STEP 5: What important information
do you need?
Thinking process:
•What do I know about national government?
•What is something that is weak about national government?
•How is this weakness a problem for that nation?
• I need to explain my reasoning for that answer.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States national government was weaker than each of the state governments.
In your Answer Document, identify one weakness of the national government and explain why this weakness was a problem for the nation. (2 points) Grade 8 Social Studies Spring 2009 OAA
STEP 5: What important information
do you need?
Thinking process:
•What do information do I need to figure out to make the table?
•I know I need five rows- since it’s asking for five hours and two columns- since I need the price for each row.
•What math am I going to use to solve this problem?
Jasmine wants to rent a bike while she is on vacation. The rental fee is $8.00 plus an additional $2.50 for every hour the bike is rented.
In your Answer Document, construct a table to show the total cost of renting a bike for 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 hours. Then, write an expression that Jasmine can use to find the total cost of renting a bike for any number of hours.
Grade 7 Math Spring 2005 OAA
STEP 6: Restate the question as you
begin to write.
The two forces that acted on the blocks are __(force “A”)__ and __(force “B”)__. __(force “A”)__ affected the motion of the block because_________________. __(force “B”)__ affected the motion of the block because_________________.
In your Answer Document, name two forces that acted on the blocks as they slid down the ramps. (4 points)
Describe or show how each force you listed affected the motion of the block.Grade 8 Science Spring 2009 OAA
STEP 6: Restate the question as you
begin to write.
One weakness of the national government is _____ because ______.
OR
______ is a weakness of the national government because ________.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States national government was weaker than each of the state governments.
In your Answer Document, identify one weakness of the national government and explain why this weakness was a problem for the nation. (2 points) Grade 8 Social Studies Spring 2009 OAA
STEP 6: Restate the question as you
begin to write.Jasmine wants to rent a bike while she is on vacation. The rental fee is $8.00 plus an additional $2.50 for every hour the bike is rented.
In your Answer Document, construct a table to show the total cost of renting a bike for 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 hours. Then, write an expression that Jasmine can use to find the total cost of renting a bike for any number of hours.
Grade 7 Math Spring 2005 OAA1 hour
2 hours
3 hours
4 hours
5 hours
The total cost of renting a bike
Step 1: Read the question all the way through.
Step 2: Circle the question or questions.
Step 3: Underline the words that tell you what to do.
Step 4: Squiggle the special directions.
Step 5: What important information do you need?
Step 6: Restate the question as you begin to write.
The Steps
Activities to Practice the Steps
Taken from previous OAAs
• Practice restating the question.
Allow students to become comfortable with the process.
Activities to Practice the Steps
Taken from previous Ohio Graduation Tests
•Introduce and discuss question terminology
Activities to Practice the Steps
Taken from previous OAAs
• Have students use question terminology to make their own
questions.
Using a topic you are currently learning about in class, write a
question using the term
DISCUSS.DISCUSS.
Describe Grandma Lena in the story.
Teacher Model Students’ Thinking Process:
• Describe means to give details about someone or something.
• Grandma Lena is what kind of person? What does she do in the story?
• Go back in the story and read only about Grandma Lena. Read around the words “Grandma Lena”.
Activities to Practice the Steps
• Students need to locate action words in the question and verbalize what the
question is asking them to do.
Where do you see these techniques fitting into your teaching?
How do you think students will respond to these steps?
Where do you see difficulties for you as the teacher?
Where do you think students will have difficulties?
Integrating into the Classroom
