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WHAT’S BEING TESTED?<br />
(continued)<br />
Map Questions<br />
What to do:<br />
1. Determine what kind of information is<br />
presented on the map.<br />
2. Read the question. Determine which<br />
component on the map will help you<br />
find the answer.<br />
3. Look at the map and answer the question<br />
in your own words.<br />
How to do it:<br />
Read the map title. It will indicate the purpose of<br />
the map.<br />
Study the map key. It will explain the symbols used<br />
on the map.<br />
Look at the scale. It will help you calculate distance<br />
between places on the map.<br />
Look for key words in the stem.<br />
About how far . . . [use the scale]<br />
What crops were grown in . . . [use the map key]<br />
Do not read the distractors yet.<br />
4. Choose the best answer.<br />
Eastern Europe: Language Groups<br />
Decide which distractor agrees with the answer<br />
you determined from the map.<br />
In which of these countries<br />
are Thraco-Illyrian<br />
languages spoken?<br />
A Romania<br />
B Albania<br />
C Hungary<br />
D Lithuania<br />
TIP Read the labels and<br />
the key to understand<br />
the map.<br />
(The correct answer is B.)<br />
STUDENT SUCCESS HANDBOOK 11