Test Taking Strategies

The night before my big test, I should ____________________.  

• Stay up extra late
• Argue with my sister
• Go to bed early
• Eat lots of junk food

During the test, I should _________________. 

• Move as quickly as I can.
• Skip around the test.
• Take my time and stay focused.
• Think about what I'm going to do at recess. 

If I finish my test quickly, I will probably ____________________. 

• Get a very high score. 
• Not do as well as others who take their time. 
• Talk to my neighbor because I'm bored. 
• Get all the questions correct.  

On the day of the test, I should ____________________. 

• Eat a good breakfast. 
• Sleep in and be late to school 
• Skip breakfast. 
• Skip school. 

While I'm taking the test, I should remember to ________________________________. 

• talk to my neighbor. 
• make lots of noise. 
• take my time but not to spend too much time on any one question.
• All of the above.

While the test directions are being read aloud, I should ______________________.  

• listen carefully.
• draw pictures on my test. 
• talk to everyone. 
• None of the above

For multiple choice questions, I should _________________________. 

• Choose the first answer that sounds right to me. 
• Read all the answer choices before picking one. 
• Say "eeny  meeny miney moe" to pick an answer.
• Ask my friend to help me.

When I see a long reading passage on my test, I might try ___________________. 

• Reading the questions before reading the passage. 
• Skipping it and not answering the questions because they're too hard. 
• All of the above.

Teachers are allowed to help students during the big tests. 

• True
• False

A good breakfast on the day of the test might be: 

• Doritoes
• Energy drinks
• Candy
• Eggs, cereal, or a bagel.