GRAPHIC TEXT AND MULTIPLE

CHOICE

Preparing for the 2014 OSSLT

Today’s Session

The Objective:

To provide students with an opportunity to receive guided instructions on graphic texts and answering multiple choice questions.

Overview of Today’s Session

What are Graphic Texts?Samples of Graphic TextsReview of Multiple Choice

QuestionsSet the stage for the next 4 days

Graphic Text

What is a Graphic Text?

It is a way to communicate information to a reader on a given topic by way of a diagram, drawing, graph, schedule, map, chart, table, timeline, etc.

What is the purpose of a Graphic Text?

A graphic text communicates information in a concise format and illustrates how one piece of information is related to another.

Samples of Graphic Texts

Samples of Graphic Texts

Samples of Graphic Texts

Samples of Graphic Texts

What are some common features you

notice on all of the sample graphic texts?

Features of a graphic text include:

Print FeaturesOrganizational Features

These features allow for information to be conveyed quickly to the reader.

Refer to Graphic Text #1

Think Aloud – Graphic Text #1

TitleDiagramsHeadingsSubheadingsArrowsTableImage/PhotoText

Graphic Text Features

Print FeaturesTypeface and size of type

BulletsTitlesHeadings

SubheadingsItalicsBold

Graphic Text Features

Organizational FeaturesLegendsArrowsChartsGraphs (line, bar, etc.)LabelsDiagramTableCaptions

Tips for Reading Graphic Text

Before Reading  

Read the title, headings, captions, and diagrams.

Recall the information you already know about the topic.

Tips for Reading Graphic Text

During Reading

Read all of the text. Read the labels and how they are related to the graphic. Bold font, large font, capital letters usually convey important information.

Follow the arrows and lines. They show movement or direction, or connect ideas to one another.

Tips for Reading Graphic Text

During Reading

Look at symbols and shadings. Graphics that include these often include a legend to explain what symbols and shadings represent.

Identify the relationship between the visuals and information presented.

Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice Questions

Both booklets will feature Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple Choice Questions will have 4 possible answers.

You are looking for the most correct answer of the 4 possibilities.

Multiple Choice Strategies

Multiple Choice Strategies

Multiple Choice Strategies

GRAPHIC TEXT #2

Multiple Choice Think Aloud

Graphic Text #2 - MC – Think Aloud

1. Which part of the selection best shows an "explosion" in soybean production in Canada?

a. the world map b. the "Uses for Soybeans" text boxes c. the "Soybean Production in Canada" graph d. the "Most Valuable Cash Crops in Canada"

graph

1. Which part of the selection best shows an "explosion" in soybean production in Canada?

Examine the question and highlight keywordsAn explosion means a huge growth in this

contextLook at the possible answersScan the graphic – looking at the headingsSoybean Production in Canada is one of the

headings for the line graphAn examination of the graph shows a huge

growthAnswer is C

Graphic Text #2 - MC – Think Aloud

2. What describes the relationship between the world map and the graphics at the bottom of the page?

a. from general to specific location b. from more to less valuable crops c. from past to more recent production d. from most productive to least productive

2. What describes the relationship between the world map and the graphics at the bottom of the

page?

Examine the question and highlight keywordsExamine the possible answersIdentify what the world map is depicting (headings)

Identify what the graphics are depicting (headings)

What is similar between the 3 graphs and compare to the world map (Canada and world)

Process of elimination based on possible answersB, C, D answers - do not fit all the graphsAnswer is A

Graphic Text #2 - MC – Think Aloud

3. What do the white numbers in the black circles on the world map represent?

a. rank in soybean use b. rank in soybean production c. total area of soybean crops, in millions of

hectares d. total soybeans produced annually, in millions

of tonnes

3. What do the white numbers in the black circles on the world map represent?

Examine the question and highlight keywordsExamine the possible answersLook at the world map and the heading “Top

10 soybean-producing nations”Process of elimination using the possible

answers “Rank” means to order from top to bottom

and the numbers (1-10) go from greatest to fewest

Eliminate A and CEliminate D (does not coincide with the white

numbers)Answer is B

Graphic Text #2 - MC – Think Aloud

4. Between which years did soybean production in Canada increase most significantly?

a. 1961-1971 b. 1971-1981 c. 1981-1991 d. 1991-2001

4. Between which years did soybean production in Canada increase most

significantly?

Examine the question and highlight keywords

Examine the possible answersLook at the graphics and focus on the

line graph titled “Soybean Production in Canada”

Identify the years with most growth (steepest incline)

Answer is D

Graphic Text #2 - MC – Think Aloud

5. How are the provinces organized in the "Hectares of Soybeans Grown" table?

a. from east to west b. from west to east c. from largest to smallest d. from smallest to largest

5. How are the provinces organized in the "Hectares of Soybeans Grown" table?

Examine the question and highlight keywords

Examine the possible answersExamine the table – "Hectares of

Soybeans Grown" the numbers do not seem to follow any

order eliminate Answers C and DRecall the map of Canada and remember

the placement of each provinceAnswer is A

Graphic Text #2 - MC – Think Aloud

6. Which two countries were most similar in their soybean production in 2000-2005?

a. Italy and Indonesia b. Paraguay and India c. Canada and Bolivia d. China and Argentina

6. Which two countries were most similar in their soybean production in 2000-2005?

Examine the question and highlight keywords

Examine the possible answersLook at each pair of countries and

compare the production numbersEliminate a response if it has a greater

difference than the previous answerEliminate Answers B, C, DAnswer is A

The OSSLT will be written on ...

Thursday March 27, 2014

You will be taking your “Graphic Texts package” along with your Don’t Panic books to all of your classes over the

next three days.

Please return to your period two class.

References

The graphic texts and questions used in this presentation were taken from eqao.com -OSSLT Test Preparation and previous released tests.