Test Taking Strategies for the Reading Assessment on the CELBAN

1. TEST TAKING STRATEGIES FOR THE CELBAN Reading

2. READING TASKS Skim and Scan Formatted Reading (Policy or Procedure) Unformatted Reading (article) Reading Cloze

3. SKIM AND SCAN Read the title - get an overview Scan the first question – notice key words and expressions Scan the reading – match the keywords and expressions from the questions Answer the question with a short precise answer Repeat for the next questions Work quickly and with purpose

4. FORMATTED READING Policy or Procedure Read the title- get an overview Read questions – notice key words and expressions Read the article – notice key words and expressions Go back and forth between the questions and text  

5. FORMATTED READING Work quickly and with purpose Do the easier ones first Flag the difficult ones to return to later: *Vitamin K is … a. essential to a balanced diet b. not necessary for a balanced diet c. naturally occurring d. is available as a supplement Create a time bank

6. UNFORMATTED READING Reading an Article Follow the same procedures as with formatted reading

7. READING CLOZE Reading the article with blanks – get an overview Read each blank phrase and ‘say’ the possible answer to yourself Example: A man who stated he had __(1)__ his life savings after being diagnosed with cancer… a. saved b. spent c. lost d. earned

8. SUMMARY Timing Move back and forth between reading text and questions Answer the ones you know are correct and move on Practice under testing conditions