True or False Exchange

Distribute the selected text and a True or False Exchange handout to each student. Direct students to read the text carefully and then create four or five statements about the content—some true and some false. Ask students to write their statements on the main section of the handout and record the correct answers (T/F) on the answer key portion. Instruct students to hide their answer key by cutting it off or folding it behind the page. Have students exchange their handouts (without the answer keys visible) with a partner. Give students time to read their partner’s statements and mark each as true or false. After students have completed their partner responses, have them reveal their answer keys to check each other’s work. Encourage partners to discuss any incorrect answers and to provide specific evidence from the text to support the true statements or correct the false ones.