The RACE Strategy
Answering open-ended response questions is an important task in fifth grade. We do this using the RACE strategy. We start off by Restating the question, Answer the question Citing examples from the text, then Explain how the EVIDENCE from the text supports your answer.
RACE Strategy for answering Questions about Reading
RESTATE the question.
Reread and restate the question in your topic sentence.
ANSWER the question that is being asked.
Use your answer to write your topic sentence.
CITE evidence from the text.
Use examples and evidence from the text to support your answer.
EXPLAIN your answer.
Explain how the EVIDENCE from the text supports your answer. For example, you may use the sentence starter “These quotes show that…” or “This supports the statement…”
Answering open-ended response questions is an important task in fifth grade. We do this using the RACE strategy. We start off by Restating the question, Answer the question Citing examples from the text, then Explain how the EVIDENCE from the text supports your answer.
RACE Strategy for answering Questions about Reading
RESTATE the question.
Reread and restate the question in your topic sentence.
ANSWER the question that is being asked.
Use your answer to write your topic sentence.
CITE evidence from the text.
Use examples and evidence from the text to support your answer.
EXPLAIN your answer.
Explain how the EVIDENCE from the text supports your answer. For example, you may use the sentence starter “These quotes show that…” or “This supports the statement…”