Test Taking Strategies

Mrs. Peace's MOST important test taking strategy is -

• highlight as you read

• make notes as you read

• slash the trash

• read the questions first

True or False
It is ok to take short "brain-breaks" during my test session.

• True

• False

The Plug It In, Plug It In strategy refers to...

• Plugging your ears

• Plugging in your phone charger

• Once you have chosen your answer, plug it in and make sure that it makes sense! (this works really well with vocabulary questions).

• Glade PlugIns Scented Oils

During the test, I should...

• move as quickly as I can.

• take my time and stay focused.

• skip around the test.

• think about what I am going to do at lunchtime.

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

• talk to my neighbor.

• make lots of noise.

• take my time, but not 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 a 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

How much time should you spend on a test?

• As little as possible

• All the time allowed

• Take a long time and hope it is extended

• None

What questions should you eliminate?

• Obviously wrong answers

• Choices that are partly wrong

• Answers that are correct but don't answer the question

• All of the above