Test Taking Strategies

Look for key words like.....

• all

• different

• none

• except

• always

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

You should read directions

• Quickly

• Last

• Carefully

• Never

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

If you get stuck on a question, you should

• Stop!!!

• Spend a lot of time figuring it out.

• Forget about it and move on.

• Flag it, skip it, and come back to it!

• Freak out!!!

You should always choose the ____________ answer.

• correct

• best

• wrong

• most interesting

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The hardest part of the test is at the

• beginning.

• middle.

• end.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What should you do before the test?

• Stay up all night studying.

• Stay up all night playing video games

• Eat a HUGE breakfast

• Eat a healthy breakfast and arrive to school on time.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Faster = Smarter

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

In math, how can you check your answer?

• Plug in your answer

• Use inverse operations

• Guess

• Ask yourself "Does this makes sense".

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

In Reading/ELA, when the question asks you to go back into the passage and look at a certain word, you should....

• answer based on what you know about that word

• go back and re-read the section

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

Which tools should you use during the test?

• highlighter tool

• strike through tool

• graph paper

• flag

• blank paper