Test Prep Tips

Is knowing context clues important in test taking?

• Never

• Always

• Generally

What is the most important part of taking a test?

• being the first person done

• Doing your best

• Having the best grade in the class

When reading the prompt for the passage(s), what are some important tips to remember?

• Identify key words to help you when reading the passages.

• Use the highlighting tool on the testing site to gather and organize thoughts.

• Identify what the prompt is asking you to write about.

• Write the response immediately after reading the prompt, don't bother reading the passages.

For the ELA IAR tests, you will have at least 1 passage to read, questions to answer using the passage(s), and a prompt that you will use to write an extended response.

Before reading each passage, what should you do first?

• Read the prompt for the extended response.

• Quickly answer the multiple choice questions.

• Take a break.

• Eat a snack.

When choosing your test answer, you should...

• Play eeny meeny miny moe

• Read every possible answer carefully, the best one could be the last

• Always go for the first answer choice

• Make sure it is not the same letter choice as the answer before

When a question is difficult, what should you do?

• Look for key words that will give you clues to finding the right answer

• Eliminate answers you know are not correct

• Always read words that are in BOLD, italics, and underlined carefully

• All of the above

One way to figure out a word you don't know on the test is...

• Skip it

• Look for clues in the sentence

When you are reading a text you should

• Write down important notes

• Skim it

• Write down everything it says

• Stop every paragraph for a break

When answering the multiple choice questions, which of the following is NOT a good strategy?

• reviewing the lines the question is asking about

• crossing out questions you know do not make sense

• underline key words in the question

• picking a random answer and praying for the best

Which of the following is a key strategy for improving vocabulary during test preparation?

• Reading a variety of texts regularly

• Memorizing the dictionary

• Ignoring unfamiliar words

• Only studying vocabulary lists