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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

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