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

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

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. 

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

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.  

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

On the day of the test, I should ____________________. 

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

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

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.

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CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

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.

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CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

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

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

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

If you don't know the answer to a question, you should: 

• Stare into space
• Pick your nose
• Give up
• Use the process of elimination! DUH! on every question!

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CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

Signposts to find the theme

• Used mosty for fiction (stories)

• Used mostly for nonfiction (facts)

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

The first thing I should do when the test starts is....

• Immediately Start

• Read the questions

• Look at my friend

• BRAIN VOMIT!

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CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C