MSL ENGLISH Tips and Specs THE TEST 120
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MSL ENGLISH Tips and Specs
THE TEST 120 total minutes Two 2 -minute breaks 40 minutes per session Five minute warning
# OF QUESTIONS - READING 50 total questions All multiple choice 4 -5 passages 15 -20% Language 35 -40% Reading for Information 45 -50% Reading for Literature
TYPES OF QUESTIONS - READING Short story or chapter Poetry Informational text (essay) History/Social Studies Science/Technology
TIPS ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS – THERE IS NO PENALTY FOR INCORRECT ANSWERS GET TO EVERY SECTION – DON’T GET BOGGED DOWN IN A SECTION. THERE ARE EASY QUESTIONS IN EACH SECTION. GET TO THEM ALL. THOSE THAT ARE LEFT WITH 2 MINUTES LEFT, BUBBLE IN A CONSISTENT ANSWER.
TIPS (READING) HIGHLIGHT KEY IDEAS, and DETAILS THAT THE AUTHOR SETS UP AS A LIST READ “ALOUD” SILENTLY IN YOUR HEAD READ QUICKLY but ACTIVELY, GRASPING THE MAIN IDEA, PURPOSE, and THEME THEN LOOK BACK FOR THE ANSWERS
TYPES OF READING ? ’S Broad INFERENCE – deduce something about whole passage - includes MAIN IDEA & AUTHOR’S PURPOSE WRITER’S VIEW = AUTHOR’S ATTITUDE FUNCTION – Why an author does something in a specific part of the passage Narrow INFERENCE – deduce something about a part of a passage DETAIL –Specific Information from passage VOCABULARY – define a word or phrase as used in the passage
