Test Taking Strategies
Stay up all night.
What is the largest place value called in a three-digit number?
What is the Hundreds place
In this poem: Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky.
Who is telling the story?
The person looking at the star
Excerpt from The Red-eyed Tree Frog
In the rain forest, a hungry red-eyed tree frog wakes up in the evening, ready to look for food. While it searches, it tries not to be eaten by other nighttime animals. At last, the frog finds a meal. As morning comes, the frog finds a leaf to rest on and goes to sleep once again.
Which sentence from the story helps you to understand the problem?
A- In the rainforest, a hungry red-eyed tree frog wakes up in the evening, ready to look for food.
B- As morning comes, the frog finds a leaf to rest on and goes to sleep once again.
C- While it searches, it tries not to be eaten by other nighttime animals.
D- At last, the frog finds a meal.
A word that names a person, place, or thing.
What is a NOUN
You should do this the morning of the test?
Eat a good breakfast
What is 21
In this excerpt from "Rabbits' Cozy Home" Why do rabbits live in barrows?
Rabbits live in holes in the ground. A rabbit hole is called a barrow. It is use for sleeping and caring for kits, or baby rabbits. Rabbits make their homes cozy with grass, feather, and fur. Living deep in the ground keeps rabbits safe from their enemies.
What is to keep safe from their enemies.
Excerpt from The Red-eyed Tree Frog
In the rain forest, a hungry red-eyed tree frog wakes up in the evening, ready to look for food. While it searches, it tries not to be eaten by other nighttime animals. At last, the frog finds a meal. As morning comes, the frog finds a leaf to rest on and goes to sleep once again.
Which detail from the story helps you to understand the frog solved his problem?
A- In the rainforest, a hungry red-eyed tree frog wakes up in the evening, ready to look for food.
B- As morning comes, the frog finds a leaf to rest on and goes to sleep once again.
C- While it searches, it tries not to be eaten by other nighttime animals.
D- At last, the frog finds a meal.
Which of these is a COMPLETE sentence?
A- The red ball.
B- Rolls into a puddle.
C- Right into a big puddle.D- The ball rolls right into a big puddle.
What is D- The ball rolls right into a big puddle.
This is what you should always do before attempting to answer any question on a test.
Vinnie accidently added 235 to a number and got 537. When she was supposed to subtract 235. What should the answer be?
What is 302
One fall afternoon, a girl went to a farm to pick apples. She was in a hurry, so she picked carelessly both ripe apples and unripe apples. When she was finished, her wagon was filled with a small mountain of apples. The girls ask the farmer, "Quick, tell me how long do you think it would take me to get back home?" The farmer thought carefully. Then he said, "Be patient. If you go slowly, you will be back soon. If you go fast, you will not get back until night. It's your choice." The girl thought, "How can that be? How can it take so long if I go fast?" The girl wanted to get home as soon as possible, so she rushed her horse an wagon onto the road. She made her horse walk very fast. And suddenly... bump! Off fell some apples. Every time she hit a bump, more apples rolled off her wagon. Then she had to stop and put them back on the wagon. Because of all the delays, it was night before she got home.
The central message of this story is...
What is it is better to be patient to get things done faster.
What is if you rush, you will be delayed
What is it is better to take you time to get something done the right way or you have to do it again.
Excerpt about Lewis and Clark's Faithful Companion
When Lewis and Clark explored the western United States a dog named Seaman protected them. One night a large buffalo came near the tent. Seaman chased the buffalo away. Another night a grizzly bear entered their camp. Seaman barked and barked at the bear. He barked until the bear ran away. Seaman also protected Lewis and Clark by making sure they had food. Everyday Seaman hunted squirrels for the men to eat.
Which two details help you to understand the main idea that Seaman was a faithful friend.
A- Another night a grizzly bear entered the camp.
B- One night a large buffalo came near the tent.
C- Seaman also protected Lewis and Clark by making sure they had food.
D- He barked and barked until the bear ran away.
What does the bold word mean in the sentence below:
The calf wakes up but FREEZES when it see the lion.
A- get cold
B- turns to ice
C- is too scared, it can't move
You should always do this before submitting your test.
Review and double check you answer choices
What is the quotient of 584 divided by 4
What is 146
A Jacket in a Boot
When we visited my parents' friend in England, their son James and I became fast friends. One afternoon, he and I decide to go to the park. It was cool outside so James was looking for his jacket. Then he said, Oh, It think I left it in the boot." I looked at him puzzled. Why would he leave his jacket in a boot? James started laughing. Then he told me, that in England, the trunk of a car is a boot. We had taken a drive in the countryside earlier. Because it had been warmer then, he had left his jacket in the trunk instead of wearing it.
What statement best summarizes the text?
A- James and I are friends.
B- It was cool outside so James was looking for his jacket.
C- James wanted his jacket but could not find it because it was left in the boot.
D- In England, the trunk of a car is called a boot.
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. It played sound when the listener spun the hand crank that turned a metal tube. In 1886, Alexander Bell invented the graphophone. Like the phonograph, the graphophone play sound and was powered by the listener. Unlike the phonograph, the graphophone was operated by means of a foot pedal that turned a wax-covered tube.
How did the author structure this text?
A- cause and effect
B- problem and solution
C- chronological order
D- compare and contrast
In the sentence below, identify the figurative language and its literal meaning.
Alice was a whirlwind as she cleaned up the mess.
A- simile- it means she worked slowly
B- simile- it means she is a tornado
C- metaphor- it means she cleaned up quickly
D- metaphor- it means she made a mess
This strategy will help you in both reading and math
Close reading
What is the product of 23 and 4.7
What is 108.1
Read the sentence below:
In the meantime, splendid jousts were held outside London, and both knights and commons were bidden.
Which dictionary entry best defines the word JOUST?
A- contest in which knights fight common people
B- parties held at the palace to celebrate a dead king
C- events during which new knights are crowned
D- competitions in which knights fight each other on horses
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. It played sound when the listener spun the hand crank that turned a metal tube. In 1886, Alexander Bell invented the graphophone. Like the phonograph, the graphophone play sound and was powered by the listener. Unlike the phonograph, the graphophone was operated by means of a foot pedal that turned a wax-covered tube.
Which two sentences help you to understand the author text structure as compare and contrast?
B- Like the phonograph, the graphophone play sound and was powered by the listener.
C- Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877.
D- Unlike the phonograph, the graphophone was operated by means of a foot pedal that turned a wax-covered tube.Identify the figurative language in the sentence below and tell what it means.
Noah was a sponge, soaking up the landscape's sights and sounds.