🏅 Part 1: Understanding RACES Strategy

1. What does each letter in RACES stand for? Fill in the blanks:

R = ________________

A = ________________

C = ________________

E = ________________

S = ________________

2. Which step in RACES requires you to find evidence from the text?

Restate

Answer

Cite

Explain

3. When you "Restate" the question, you should:

Copy the question exactly as written

Turn the question into a statement

Answer the question immediately

Find evidence from the text

📖 Part 2: Identifying Text Features

4. Check all the text features that might help you find information in an Olympics passage:

Headings and subheadings

Photo captions

Bold or italicized words

Charts or graphs

Table of contents

5. Why are text features important when using the RACES strategy?

6. Sample Question: "Why are the Olympics considered an important worldwide event?"

Use the RACES strategy to plan your response. Fill in each step:

Restate: ________________________________________________

Answer: ________________________________________________

Cite: (Evidence from text) ________________________________

Explain: _______________________________________________

Summarize: ____________________________________________

7. Now write your complete RACES response in paragraph form: