Test Taking Strategies
Reading 1
Reading 2
Reading 3
Mindset
100

Does the AASA allow you to go back and check/make changes to your answers?

Yes!

100

What is main idea?

Main idea is what the text is mostly about.

100

What is personification?

Personification is when an object is given human qualities.

100

What does contrast mean?

Contrast means how two things are different.

100

Can your teacher help you with test questions?

No

200

What are 3 things you need to bring on the day of testing to be prepared?

Earbuds  Water  Snacks

200

How do you determine the main idea?

Look at the beginning or end of the reading passage. Look for key details.

200

What are character traits?

Character traits describe a character's personality, not what the character looks like.

200

What does compare mean?

Compare means how two things are similar.

200

Explain this quote:  Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint. 

Grit is something you practice over a long period of time, like a marathon. You don't show grit for a short period of time, like a sprint.

300

When you look back in the text what are you looking for?

Evidence to support your answer

300

What are context clues?

Context clues are words or phrases that give clues about the meaning of an unknown word.

300

What is a possible effect of eating too much candy?

stomach ache

cavity

sugar rush

headache


300

List two different types of text structures.

Cause and Effect

Compare and Contrast

Sequence

Problem and Solution

Description

300

Share a time when you showed grit or a growth mindset.

Share your personal experience.

400

What does RELAX stand for?

Read  Examine every answer choice before you choose your answer  Label your answer or look for proof in the passage and underline it   Always check your work   X our answers you know are wrong

400

How do you use context clues?

Read the words before or after the unknown word.



400

What is an inference?

An inference is is clues from the text plus what you know.

400

What is an index?

An index is found at the back of a non-fiction book.  It is an alphabetical list of topics found within the book with the page number where the topics are located.

400

Create your own inspirational quote to encourage students when taking the AASA.

Read your quote.

500

What do you do if it seems like there are two right answers?

Analyze both answers and choose the one you have more evidence for.

500

What is a simile?

A simile is a type of figurative language.  It is a comparison that uses like or as.

500

List three different non-fiction text features.

heading

bold print

glossary

index

diagram

table of contents

caption

500

What is a caption?

A caption is a non-fiction text feature.  It is found below a picture and it gives information about the picture.

500

What can you do when feeling stressed during the AASA?

Take deep breaths

Look at your support animal

Drink water

Stretch

Read the inspirational messages on your privacy folder

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