The Multiple Choice Challenge Reading Communication / Social Skills Test Taking
At a Glance Students will: ü read assigned material ü create and answer multiple choice questions ü work as a team and compete for points		Purpose: To ensure assigned reading is completed and understood. Materials: Handouts for each student: double sided teacher- made multiple choice, and single page student-made multiple choice; prizes for winning team (optional) Preparation: 30 minutes (create 10 multiple choice questions based on the content of the assigned reading, photo copy the handouts) Time: 60 – 90 minutes
Teacher’s Notes	Procedure 1. Answering set questions: ü Divide the class into teams of equal numbers (approx 5 students per team) ü Instruct teams to select one person to be the team representative, to bring his/her completed worksheet to you for checking. ü Handout the multiple-choice questions (one copy per student). ü Instruct teams to complete the worksheet as quickly as possible. ü Each student records answers on his/her own paper. ü Team members discuss the questions and come up with group consensus for each answer. ü Allow each team as many chances as necessary to correct wrong answers. ü All teams stop when one team has completed all 10 questions correctly. ü At this time, tally points for each team (1 point for each correct answer). ü Teams continue working on correcting wrong answers until each team has completed all 10, OR – elicit the correct answers from the whole class and instruct students to correct their work. 2. Writing challenge questions ü Instruct each team to create 3 multiple choice questions as a challenge to each of the other teams. ü Remind students to work together as a team and use tips for group discussion. ü Each team member writes his/her own copy of the team’s questions on a separate piece of paper. Team representatives bring the completed questions to you for checking. ü Award a possible 3 points per question: grammar, spelling and clarity of meaning. 3. Answering other teams’ questions ü As teams finish writing their questions, they will exchange one question paper with another team. Instruct teams to answer the questions and the representative will bring to you for checking, ü Award 2 points for each correct response. One bonus point to the creators of any questions answered incorrectly. Teams continue exchanging until they have answered each team’s questions. 4. Wrap up ü Fifteen minutes before the class ends total scores and award prizes (optional). ü Review questions that had been difficult to answer; answer further questions about the book.

Reading The Multiple Choice Challenge Communication / Social Skills Test Taking
Teacher’s Notes	Lesson Extension Group discussion skills: see Communication & Social Skills lessons and suggested resources. Multiple choice questions: see teacher reference page attached: Constructing Multiple Choice Test Items Bonus points for questions: see scoring sheets attached Total scores: see scoring sheets attached Prizes: awarding prizes to adults may seem ridiculous, but it is amazing how a simple prize such as a piece of wrapped candy for each team member will put an extra edge to the competition! Follow-up / Transfer Activities: 1. Select questions that were difficult to answer and have teams discuss why they were difficult (analyze for content, clarity, creativity of choices offered, etc.). 2. Assign students to re-write each correct answer in the form of a topic sentence and write a paragraph detailing one of their answers (see Topic Sentences and Content Points). 3. Use this multiple-choice activity in other content areas. 4. Students will be prepared to complete multiple-choice quizzes in other content areas.	Additional Resources See California State University Practise Test (90 multiple choice questions) http://www.etstechnologies.com /cust1/csuindex.html Research on ERIC database using “culture” and “testing”.