Before the Test
During the Test
Difficult Questions
Math Strategies
Reading Strategies
100
What should you get several nights before the test
A good night's sleep
100
What should you pay attention to?
directions
100
Skip don't_________
Struggle
100
What should you use to eliminate unreasonable answers?
Estimation
100
What should you do before you read the paragraph?
Read the questions
200
What should you do the morning of the test.
Eat a good breakfast
200
What should you read carefully?
The questions and directions
200
What can you do if you aren't sure what the answer is?
eliminate options you know to be incorrect
200
If you need to do a tough calculation you should use your...
Calculator
200
What if the answer isn't in the paragraph?
You may need to use your own personal knowledge or a hint in the text?
300
What is a way to relax during the test if you are nervous?
Breath slowly in through your nose and out through your mouth
300
What should you do if you don't understand the instructions?
Ask a question.
300
You should answer every _____________.
Question
300
What should you use to make easy computations?
Mental Math
300
What if you don't know a word?
Use context clues
400
What should you wear if you have them?
Glasses
400
Make sure you are marking your questions in...
The correct spot
400
Don't change your answer unless...
you have a good reason to do so: research indicates that 3 out 4 times a first choice was correct
400
What if you get stuck on a math problem?
guess and write the problem number down on your scratch paper to come back to later
400
What if you don't know how to say a person's name?
Just use the first letter or change it to a name you know
500
What is blunt
How sharp your pencil should be.
500
What can you use scratch paper for beside scratch work?
To keep your spot on your answer sheet below the the line of circles to the problem you are working on.
500
If you don't understand the question..
reread it
500
What can write on during the test?
scratch paper
500
What if you don't remember the answer to the reading question after you read the paragraph?
Go back and skim through the paragraph to see if you can find it
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