EOCT Information and Testing Strategy Review
EOCT Information and Testing Strategy Review
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<strong>EOCT</strong> <strong>Information</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Testing</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong><br />
<strong>Review</strong><br />
Ninth Grade Literature<br />
<strong>and</strong> Composition
Basic <strong>Information</strong><br />
• <strong>EOCT</strong> st<strong>and</strong>s for End-of<br />
of- Course-Test.<br />
• The <strong>EOCT</strong> for 9th Grade Literature <strong>and</strong><br />
Composition is given over two days.<br />
• The days for testing are Wednesday,<br />
December 5 <strong>and</strong> Thursday, December<br />
6.<br />
• Each section of the test has 40<br />
questions.
Basic <strong>Information</strong><br />
• Each section takes 45 – 60 minutes to<br />
complete.<br />
• All of the questions are multiple choice.<br />
• There are four domains covered on the<br />
test: Reading <strong>and</strong> Literature; Reading,<br />
Speaking, Listening, <strong>and</strong> Viewing<br />
Across the Curriculum; Writing;<br />
Conventions of Written Language.
Basic <strong>Information</strong><br />
• With very few exceptions, the test is<br />
taken in your class.<br />
• An <strong>EOCT</strong> is worth 15% of your total<br />
grade for the course while your grades<br />
for the class are worth the other 85%.<br />
• Everyone takes the <strong>EOCT</strong> no matter<br />
his or her average in class.<br />
• The passing score on the test is a 70.
Basic <strong>Information</strong><br />
• There is a direct correlation between<br />
passes <strong>EOCT</strong>s <strong>and</strong> passing<br />
graduation tests.
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• The “Before the Test” strategies can be<br />
reviewed a day or so before the test.
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• Keep a positive attitude. Don’t t get frustrated.<br />
Get back on track <strong>and</strong> keep trying.<br />
• Decide if you want to do the reading passages<br />
first or last.<br />
• If you choose to do the passages first or as they<br />
come in the test, be sure to budget your time,<br />
especially if you are reading slowly.<br />
• If you choose to do the passages last, be sure that<br />
when you record your answer, you are on the<br />
correct number.
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• When questions are linked to a passage,<br />
read the question first.
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
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<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• Which statement from the<br />
passage is MOST likely an<br />
opinion?<br />
• A She became the best-known American<br />
dancer <strong>and</strong> one of the most accomplished<br />
prima ballerinas in history.<br />
• B As a child, Tallchief’s gr<strong>and</strong>mother took her to see the colorful Osage<br />
Indian dances performed at tribal ceremonies.<br />
• C Tallchief changed her name to Maria but refused to change her last<br />
name.<br />
• D In 1956 Tallchief was honored by the Osage tribe for her efforts in<br />
promoting a positive image of Native Americans.
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• Write in your test book.
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<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• Based on the passage, you<br />
can conclude that the Chicago<br />
City Ballet<br />
• A was formed years after the New York City<br />
• Ballet<br />
• B became one of the most famous in the<br />
• world<br />
• C featured mostly Native-American dancers<br />
• D caused Tallchief to be honored by her tribe
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• Cover the answer choices, <strong>and</strong> try to<br />
answer the question in your head before<br />
you read the answer choices. If the<br />
answer you thought of matches one of<br />
the answer choices, that is likely the<br />
correct answer.
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• How is the sentence below correctly<br />
punctuated?<br />
Although carbonated beverages can<br />
upset the stomach many people still drink<br />
them.
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• Although carbonated beverages can<br />
upset the stomach many people still<br />
drink them.<br />
• A add a comma after Although<br />
• B add an apostrophe after beverages<br />
• C add a comma after stomach<br />
• D The sentence is punctuated<br />
correctly.
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• Plug in the answer choices.
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• How is the sentence below BEST written?<br />
• The Edwards family will meet ___________<br />
• outside the auditorium about 8 o’clock. o<br />
• A she <strong>and</strong> me<br />
• B her <strong>and</strong> I<br />
• C her <strong>and</strong> me<br />
• D she <strong>and</strong> I
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• The Edwards family will meet she <strong>and</strong><br />
me outside the auditorium about 8<br />
o’clock.<br />
• The Edwards family will meet she…<br />
• The Edwards family will meet me…
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• The Edwards family will meet her <strong>and</strong> I<br />
outside the auditorium about 8 o’clock. o<br />
• The Edwards family will meet her <strong>and</strong> me<br />
outside the auditorium about 8 o’clock. o<br />
• The Edwards family will meet she <strong>and</strong> I<br />
outside the auditorium about 8 o’clock. o
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• Eliminate answer choices that are<br />
unlikely or obviously incorrect. This will<br />
help you narrow down your choices <strong>and</strong><br />
give you a greater chance that you will be<br />
correct. You can code the choices as<br />
you want—maybe a ? for an answer of<br />
which you are not certain, a check for an<br />
answer that seems reasonable, etc.
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• Which of these sentences is correctly<br />
written?<br />
• A Of the three plans, I think Carla’s s is the more<br />
efficient approach.<br />
• B Of the three plans, I think Carla’s s is the<br />
efficienter approach.<br />
• C Of the three plans, I think Carla’s s is the most<br />
efficientest approach.<br />
• D Of the three plans, I think Carla’s s is the most<br />
efficient approach.
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• If you read an unfamiliar word, break it<br />
into parts. . You might know the root or<br />
prefix, or the word might sound like a<br />
similar one you know.
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
tri =<br />
triskadecaphobia<br />
deca =<br />
phobia =
So, triskadecaphobia means<br />
fear of the number
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• Budget your time. . Keep an eye on the<br />
clock to see how long you have left.<br />
• Leave nothing blank. . Fill in an answer.<br />
• Erase stray marks. . Your test will not be<br />
graded properly (or at all) if the scanner<br />
reads stray marks you’ve made or ones<br />
that haven’t t been properly erased.
<strong>Testing</strong> Strategies<br />
• The “After the Test” tips can be reviewed<br />
a day or so before the test.
Now what?<br />
• Do you use any of these strategies<br />
already? Pick one you use <strong>and</strong> tell how it<br />
has helped you in the past.<br />
• What is one or more strategies you will<br />
try? Pick them <strong>and</strong> tell how you think<br />
they will help you. Also, use them on<br />
your Thinkgate tests <strong>and</strong> classroom tests<br />
in this subject <strong>and</strong> others.
Finally…<br />
• What do you still need to learn? You<br />
cannot “show what you know” if you don’t<br />
know it!<br />
• Keep this sheet <strong>and</strong> put it in your English<br />
notebook for future reference.<br />
• If you have questions about testing, see<br />
Mrs. Giraldo in 906.<br />
• Report to your fourth block class.