WEEK 5 · 3 HOURS
Distractor Elimination Strategies
Focus: ICFES strategy · option analysis
Eliminate distractors by comparing each option with the exact demand of the question.
Hour 1Input & inference
Hour 2Strategy & interaction
Hour 3Simulation & reflection
HOUR 1 · Input & Strategic Comprehension 60 MIN
Build comprehension before answering under test pressure.
1A · Academic Vocabulary
distractor
distractor
A distractor is plausible but wrong.
overgeneralize
generalizar de más
An option may be too broad.
misinterpret
malinterpretar
Do not distort the text.
irrelevant
irrelevante
True information may still be irrelevant.
partial
parcial
A partial answer may miss the main point.
keyword trap
trampa de palabra clave
Repeated words can mislead.
eliminate
eliminar
Remove options using evidence.
justify
justificar
Explain why an option fails.
1B · Visual Strategy
Wrong options are designed to look possible
A distractor may repeat words from the text, be generally true, overgeneralize, distort cause and effect or answer a different question. Eliminate by asking: Does this option answer exactly what was asked?
Example 1
Keyword repetition can be a trap.
Example 2
An option must answer the exact question.
Example 3
True but irrelevant information is still wrong.
1C · Inferential Listening
Question: Why is an option with the same words as the text not automatically correct?
In Saber 11-style questions, one option may repeat an exact phrase from the text but still fail to answer the question. Another may be partly true but too general. Strategic readers compare every option with the task, eliminate unsupported choices and justify the final answer with evidence.
Hour 1 · Submit
HOUR 2 · Strategy & Academic Interaction 60 MIN
Apply the strategy through dialogue, classification and justification.
2A · Guided Dialogues
Dialogue 1
Student: Option C uses the same phrase as paragraph two.
Teacher: Does it answer the question?
Dialogue 2
Sara: Two options are true.
Mateo: Then check which one is relevant to the question's focus.
Dialogue 3
Teacher: How do you eliminate B?
Student: It overgeneralizes from one example.
2B · Interactive Practice
Distractor type
Hour 2 · Submit
HOUR 3 · Timed Application, Quiz & Reflection 60 MIN
3A · Saber 11 Strategy Challenge