Here's another fun, easy way to practice multiple choice, whether it be for AP Lit, AP Lang, or just practicing for the state test.
What you will need:
- Multiple choice practice sheets/passages (I just pick up prep books for AP Lit to get the practice questions in the back - the bonus on that is they also provide reasons why an answer is right and why the others are incorrect).
- A way to scan answers (I use ZipGrade) Zip Grade allows me a scan a test on my phone and get the correct answers quickly. You can just use it cold, or you can take the time to input your students and give them a code number. If you do, it will provide tracking data on how well they are doing. The best part is, you can use it for free if you are just doing a few tests here and there, but if you want to use it more, the cost is just around $6 to $7 a year. Yes, you read that correctly. It works on both Android and Apple devices. No, I am not getting paid to endorse these guys.
OK, so next up I give them their passages (I like giving two passages at a time for my AP Lit students, which is about 25 questions a pop). I encourage them to mark up their passage sheet with how confident they are in their answers and what may be a close second choice for them. Then, the fun begins. They have an answer sheet with two sections on the front and one on the back.
Once they have filled out the first section, I scan it and tell them the number incorrect. Because I am devious and enjoy the pain and suffering of my students, I do not tell them which ones they got incorrect. They then can decide if that grade is good enough, or go back and make changes and bring it up to me to scan for #2, which I will once again tell them how many are incorrect. If time allows before the end of class (we have a 90 minute period), they can go for scan #3. I am a jerk, but not a total jerk, so I will take their best of the three.
Why do this? For one, it breaks up the monotony of multiple choice practice. It also gives them a chance to really consider their process of elimination. They go back and look at the ones they were not sure about and give them extra scrutiny that they otherwise would not have done.
I also printed out the question/answer explanations so that once a student is finished, he or she may check their answers.
If you have alternative ways of practicing your multiple choice, let me know in the comments or shoot me an email!
Want more multiple choice activities? Try:
- Group Style
- Reverse Process of Elimination
- Speed Training
- Race Horse Style (borrowed from some other extreme teacher out there!)
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