tailieunhanh - kĩ năng viết trong các bài test 4

Tham khảo tài liệu 'kĩ năng viết trong các bài test 4', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | CHAPTER Tips and Strategies for the GED Social Studies Exam YOU HAVE reviewed what you need to know for the Social Studies Exam. Now you will learn some specific tips and strategies to use on the exam. ON THE Social Studies Exam you will read short passages varying in length from 50 to 170 words and then answer a multiple-choice question or set of questions concerning the passage. Reading passages may be taken from a number of sources often drawn from a workplace or academic context. The test uses both primary sources such as firsthand historical or practical documents and secondary sources such as excerpts from editorials news articles or news magazines. Be an Active Reader When you read social studies material you use a similar set of skills as you do when you read other kinds of text. Reading is an active exercise in which you interact with the text paying close to attention to the key thoughts and details of a passage. Try skimming a passage first so that you can discern its organization and get clues about its main ideas. If you read at a slow pace initially you may lose the overall idea in too many details. Look to see if a reading excerpt is broken into sections if there are any helpful topic headings and what key terms are boldfaced or highlighted. After you finish skimming go back and read more closely. This time ask yourself questions as you read to help you better understand and recall the passage What is the main point of the text How did the author support his or her point As you read consider making quick notes on a separate piece of paper to help you highlight important words or ideas. 155 ------------- TIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR THE Where Is the Main Idea To show that you understand the concepts presented in social studies material the test will sometimes ask you to find the main idea of a passage. A main idea is a general statement that contains all the ideas within a passage. It is an author s main point. To locate a main idea carefully read the .