Testing Strategies for 3-5 state testing

When asked to find the meaning of a word or phrase, I should...

• Read all the answer choices carefully

• Go back to the text, read around the word or phrase, and plug a response in

• Look at each answer choice and see which one makes the most sense

When I find myself overthinking a question, "Well, this could be right if..." I should...

• consider this option because I think they are trying to trick me

• go with my gut

• use the text and not bring in personal experience

I am feeling stressed and confused on a question. I should...choose all that apply

• take a deep breath

• just pick C

• skip it and write the number on my scratch paper to come back to

• take my best guess

Before time is called, and when I am done, I can...

• close my book and relax a bit because that is what the teacher directions said

• draw a picture to keep me calm

• begin to justify my answers by starting with any ones I skipped first, then reread the texts

The testing proctor just called five minutes remaining, and I am not done. I need to...

• choose an answer choice and bubble in any blanks making sure I have chosen multiple guesses if there are any multi-select answers

• just choose C and bubble in any blanks

• finish the one I am on and then breathe deep because there is nothing more I can do

• scream, "I am not done!"

How should I bubble in? Choose all that apply...

• That bubble should be dark as night. Bear down hard!

• Bubble in dark enough so it can be seen but light enough so it can be erased

• when checking, bubble in darker for permanent answers

• fill in the bubble completely

I'm checking my answers, and I get a feeling I should change one. I should...

• change it. Go with the feeling.

• Leave it unless I am 100% sure with evidence.

• Narrow it down to the two best then do eenie-meeni-minee-moh

Part A and Part B questions should be answered...

• as separate questions

• I should justify with I know A is correct BECAUSE (the response on B supports A)

• Answer B first then go back and answer A

When asked about a main idea or summary, I should...choose all that apply

• think of my own main idea first starting with the topic and thinking of the big idea

• look at choices with good supporting details

• go back to the text and choose the most impactful line of text

On editing tasks, I should...choose all that apply...

• look at the answers and go with what I've been taught

• go back and plug the edit into the text to check my answer choice

• editing questions aren't really important, so do them last

• If a subpart has an editing task, I should flip to it and do that first