Test Taking Strategies

1. Test Taking Strategies Test Taking Strategies

2. Twas the Night Before Testing Twas the Night Before Testing Go to bed on time. Get plenty of rest. Go to bed on time. Get plenty of rest. Talk to your parents about any concerns that you might have about the test. Talk to your parents about any concerns that you might have about the test.

3. The Morning of Testing The Morning of Testing Eat a good breakfast with protein before coming to school! It will help you think better and keeps you from getting sleepy. Eat a good breakfast with protein before coming to school! It will help you think better and keeps you from getting sleepy. Relax! Relax! Think Positive! Think Positive!

4. General Tips General Tips If you do not understand the directions the first time, you may ask your teacher to re-read the directions . If you do not understand the directions the first time, you may ask your teacher to re-read the directions . Preview the questions before you begin. Preview the questions before you begin. Read and re-read the entire question make sure you understand what you are being asked to do! Read and re-read the entire question make sure you understand what you are being asked to do! If both of your pencils break, please raise your hand and ask for another. If both of your pencils break, please raise your hand and ask for another.

5. Selected Response Questions Selected Response Questions Read the question and all answer choices before marking anything. Read the question and all answer choices before marking anything. You may go back to the story/poem/passage and You may go back to the story/poem/passage and re-read if you dont know re-read if you dont know the answer to a question. the answer to a question.

6. Pace Yourself-UseTime Wisely Pace Yourself-UseTime Wisely Dont spend too much time on any one question. Do your best and then move on. Dont spend too much time on any one question. Do your best and then move on. Answers all of the questions. Choose the answer you think is the MOST correct. Answers all of the questions. Choose the answer you think is the MOST correct. Dont leave any blank. Dont leave any blank.

7. The Process of Elimination The Process of Elimination Eliminate answers that dont make sense. Eliminate answers that dont make sense. You can cross the wrong answers out in your test booklet. DONT cross out the bubble, cross out the incorrect words/answer . You can cross the wrong answers out in your test booklet. DONT cross out the bubble, cross out the incorrect words/answer . I know C isnt the answer! perimeter If you can eliminate two wrong answers, your chance of choosing the right answer is greater. c

8. Math BCRs and ECRs Math BCRs and ECRs Reread the BCR or ECR to make sure you have answered all the parts of the question. Reread the BCR or ECR to make sure you have answered all the parts of the question. You must fit your answer inside the box provided . You must fit your answer inside the box provided . Show all of your work. Show all of the math , even the parts you can do in your head. Show all of your work. Show all of the math , even the parts you can do in your head. Dont erase any of your work . Dont erase any of your work . Label all of your math work!!! Label all of your math work!!!

9. Math BCRs Math BCRs WHY BCRs-Prove It! WHY BCRs-Prove It! Prove it by showing the math two ways. Prove it by showing the math two ways. Prove it by showing the inverse operation. Prove it by showing the inverse operation. Prove it with a labeled math drawing. Prove it with a labeled math drawing. Prove it with a definition for geometry terms. Prove it with a definition for geometry terms. Prove it with lots of labels. Prove it with lots of labels. SHOW ALL of your work. SHOW ALL of your work.

10. Reading BCRs Reading BCRs Read the question carefully. Read the question carefully. Answer the question that is asked. Answer the question that is asked. Give support from the text. Give support from the text. Make an inference that further explains your answer. Make an inference that further explains your answer. An inference is SOMETHING EXTRA that you had to figure out that the text did not come out and say. An inference is SOMETHING EXTRA that you had to figure out that the text did not come out and say.

11. Skip, Return, Check Skip, Return, Check If you finish early, check to make sure you have answered all questions. If you finish early, check to make sure you have answered all questions. Double check your work. Double check your work.

12. What did that question say? What did that question say? Make sure you understand what the question is asking. Make sure you understand what the question is asking. Carefully re-read the question, if you dont. Carefully re-read the question, if you dont. Be sure you are responding to the question that is being asked. Be sure you are responding to the question that is being asked.

13. A Matter of Time A Matter of Time If any time remains, spend it on the questions you skipped or checking your work. If any time remains, spend it on the questions you skipped or checking your work. As you go back through, do not change all answers. . . As you go back through, do not change all answers. . . Your first answer is usually right. Your first answer is usually right. Dont worry if you run out of time. Dont worry if you run out of time.

14. Final Tips Final Tips Fill in bubbles completely. Fill in bubbles completely. Make your marks heavy and dark. Make your marks heavy and dark. Write neatly. Write neatly. Erase stray marks. Erase stray marks.

15. The Death Grip The Death Grip If your arm tires during testing it is probably due to the grip that you have on your pencil. If your arm tires during testing it is probably due to the grip that you have on your pencil. Relax the grip and give those muscles a break. Relax the grip and give those muscles a break. Wiggle your fingers for a few seconds. Wiggle your fingers for a few seconds.

16. Thank you, Mr. Know-it-all! Thank you, Mr. Know-it-all! Remember it's okay not to know everything unlike class tests, these tests will have some questions designed to challenge the limits of your knowledge! Remember it's okay not to know everything unlike class tests, these tests will have some questions designed to challenge the limits of your knowledge! Do your very best, youll be surprised with how much you really do know! Do your very best, youll be surprised with how much you really do know!

17. Adapted by: Mrs. Guthrie/Dynard IRT