HOW TO ROCK THE EOG

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HOW TO ROCK THE EOG
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Does the thought of taking the EOG make you want
to..

• Throw up?
• Relax!
• Help is on the way.

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Passing the EOG is easy as long as you follow
these steps

• Breathe..
• Learn key test vocabulary.
• Breathe again.
• Learn what questions are asking you.
• Keep breathing
• AND..

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Are you paying attention?

• Be able to translate the test into French,
  Japanese, and Russian.
• JUST KIDDING!

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What type of words will I see?

• Selection
• Significance
• Emphasize
• Assumption
• Compare
• Contrast
• Context

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Selection

• Another name for the stuff you read to answer
  questions

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Significance

• Means importance
• What is the significance of the graph in the last
  selection?

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Emphasize

• When you try to draw attention to something
• (The author uses a simile to emphasize which of
  the following?)

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Assumption

• Something you believe to be true
• (What assumption does the author make about the
  reader?)

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Compare

• To show how things are similar
• (Compare the two characters in this story.)

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Contrast

• Means to show how things are different.
• (Contrast the two characters in the story.)

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Context

• When you use words around an unknown word to
  help you understand its meaning.
• (No one could look at each other after the
  horrible event. Their faces were solemn and
  pale.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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What type of questions will I need to be ready
for?

• The dig-deeper questions
• Questions that do not have the answer stated
  directly within the selection
• You have to combine what you know with what you
  readeducated guess

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What do those questions look like?

• What is most likely the best conclusion?
• Which word best describes Joe?
• What is the tone of the selection?
• What is the significance of Joe buying the
  bicycle?

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Tips for answering these questions

• Read each selection carefully
• Look for clues the author gives you (changes in
  the character)
• Think about how the author feels toward subject

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If you follow these steps, you will.

• Avoid that sick-to-your-stomach feeling
• Feel more confident
• Perform a victory dance in your mind
• See your teacher do cartwheels in the hall
• AND..

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Successfully.

• Perform well on your EOGs

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Review

• Name and define two test vocabulary words.
• List and explain one tip you learned that was
  helpful.
• What performance goal do you have for yourself
  when you take the EOG?