Preparing for the 2014
OSSLT
G RAPHIC T EXT AND
M ULTIPLE C HOICE
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 Texts
Review of Multiple Choice Questions
Set 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 Features
Organizational Features
These features allow for information to be
conveyed quickly to the reader.
Refer to Graphic Text #1
Think Aloud – Graphic Text #1
 Title
 Diagrams
 Headings
 Subheadings
 Arrows
 Table
 Image/Photo
 Text
Graphic Text Features
Print Features
Typeface and size of type
Bullets
Titles
Headings
Subheadings
Italics
Bold
Graphic Text Features
Organizational Features
Legends
Arrows
Charts
Graphs (line, bar, etc.)
Labels
Diagram
Table
Captions
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
Read the questions
you read the
text. This will bring focus to your
reading.
Use process of
. Cross out
answers that you know are wrong
answers.
Multiple Choice Strategies
Look for
words in the question
and try to find the same
in the
.
Underline, highlight or circle these
words and reread that part of the text to
help you with the answer.
Multiple Choice Strategies
Choose the
Trust your
answer.
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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 keywords
 An explosion means a huge growth in this
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context
Look at the possible answers
Scan the graphic – looking at the headings
Soybean Production in Canada is one of the
headings for the line graph
An examination of the graph shows a huge
growth
Answer 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 keywords
 Examine the possible answers
 Identify 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
answers
 B, C, D answers - do not fit all the graphs
 Answer 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 keywords
 Examine the possible answers
 Look at the world map and the heading “Top 10
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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 C
Eliminate 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 answers
 Look 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
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keywords
Examine the possible answers
Examine the table – "Hectares of Soybeans
Grown"
the numbers do not seem to follow any order
eliminate Answers C and D
Recall the map of Canada and remember the
placement of each province
Answer 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
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keywords
Examine the possible answers
Look at each pair of countries and compare
the production numbers
Eliminate a response if it has a greater
difference than the previous answer
Eliminate Answers B, C, D
Answer 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.