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Chapter One: How to Answer Multiple-Choice Questions. Chapter Objective & TEKS. Objective: Applying critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources to generate summaries supported by evidence. TEKS: Social Studies Skills – 21, 22 (B).
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Chapter Objective & TEKS • Objective: • Applying critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources to generate summaries supported by evidence. • TEKS: • Social Studies Skills – 21, 22 (B)
The “E-R-A” Approach • Whatever type of multiple-choice question you are asked, we suggest you follow the same three-step approach to answer it. Think of this as the “E-R-A” approach: “E-R-A” Approach:Step One – Examine the Question • Start by carefully reading the question. Be sure you understand any information the question provides. Then make sure you understand what the question is asking for.
“E-R-A” Approach:Step Two – Recall What You Know • Next, you should identify the topic that the question asks about. Take a moment to think about what you know about the that topic. Mentally review all the important concepts, facts, and relationships you can remember. “E-R-A” Approach:Step Three – Apply What You Know • Finally, take what you can recall about the topic and apply it to answer the question. Sometimes it helps to try to answer the question before you even look at the answer choices. They look to see if any of the choices is what you thought the answer should be. Review all the choices to be sure you have identified the best one. Eliminate any choices that are obviously wrong. Then Select your final answer.
Generalization • A generalization identifies characteristics that several specific facts or examples share. • What do these three specific facts show in general? They show that the first civilizations arose along major rivers. This statement is called a generalization.
Cause & Effect Questions • Cause-and-effect questions test your understanding of the relationship between a condition or event, its causes, and its effects. • Causes: • A cause is what made something happen. For example, if you turn the switch of a light, you cause the light to go on. • Effects: • An effect is what happens because of something. For example, when you turn the switch, the effect of that action is that the light goes on.
Compare & Contrast Questions • We often compare two or more things to understand them better. Items are different when they have dissimilar features. Compare and contrast questions often use words such as “similarities” or “differences.”
