Organizethe mainideas.Look at allfouranswerchoices.Ask who,what, when,where, why,and how.Decide ifwhat youread wasimportant.What do theunderlinedwordsmean?Comparethe text toothertexts.Wonderaboutwhat willhappen.What areyou learningfrom thetext?Can youfind prooffor youranswer?Decide ifthe textmakessense.Circle keywords inthequestions.Drawconclusionsas youread.Makepredictions.Underlineimportantinformationin the text.Examineallpicturescarefully.Do youranswersmakesense?Thinkabout whatthe detailstell you.Relate thetext towhat youknow.Use detailstounderstandthe text.Turn thetitle into aquestion.Read tosee if yourpredictionsare correct.Comparethe text tothe worldaround you.Stop andthink aftereveryparagraph!Decide ifyou enjoyedreading thetext.Organizethe mainideas.Look at allfouranswerchoices.Ask who,what, when,where, why,and how.Decide ifwhat youread wasimportant.What do theunderlinedwordsmean?Comparethe text toothertexts.Wonderaboutwhat willhappen.What areyou learningfrom thetext?Can youfind prooffor youranswer?Decide ifthe textmakessense.Circle keywords inthequestions.Drawconclusionsas youread.Makepredictions.Underlineimportantinformationin the text.Examineallpicturescarefully.Do youranswersmakesense?Thinkabout whatthe detailstell you.Relate thetext towhat youknow.Use detailstounderstandthe text.Turn thetitle into aquestion.Read tosee if yourpredictionsare correct.Comparethe text tothe worldaround you.Stop andthink aftereveryparagraph!Decide ifyou enjoyedreading thetext.

Things Good Readers Do When Taking a Test - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Organize the main ideas.
  2. Look at all four answer choices.
  3. Ask who, what, when, where, why, and how.
  4. Decide if what you read was important.
  5. What do the underlined words mean?
  6. Compare the text to other texts.
  7. Wonder about what will happen.
  8. What are you learning from the text?
  9. Can you find proof for your answer?
  10. Decide if the text makes sense.
  11. Circle key words in the questions.
  12. Draw conclusions as you read.
  13. Make predictions.
  14. Underline important information in the text.
  15. Examine all pictures carefully.
  16. Do your answers make sense?
  17. Think about what the details tell you.
  18. Relate the text to what you know.
  19. Use details to understand the text.
  20. Turn the title into a question.
  21. Read to see if your predictions are correct.
  22. Compare the text to the world around you.
  23. Stop and think after every paragraph!
  24. Decide if you enjoyed reading the text.