Strategies
Skills if you're stuck
Before the test
Word definitions
Passages
100
What should you do if you see some questions and a story?
You should read the questions first. This helps you know what to look for.
100
What should you do if you see a bunch of answers that seem the same?
You should use the process of elimination to help you get closer to the right answer.
100
What should you do the night before the test?
You should go to sleep early to stimulate your brain.
100
If you don't know the correct definition to a word, what should you do?
Use context clues to help you find out what the word means. Also you should use what you already know to help you.
100
What should you do when you read a passage?
You should look for the important things like the main idea. That's usually in the first sentence.
200
What should you always do when you go to a new page?
You should always read the directions and not just jump right to the first question and do what you think you should. But read the directions so you know what to do.
200
*What should you NOT do if you are stuck?*
You shouldn't guess because that won't get you anywhere, you're just depending on luck.
200
What should you do in the morning of the test?
The most important thing you should do in the morning of the test is to have a well-balanced breakfast.
200
What can you look for that will help you define a word easier?
You can find the root word, the prefix, and the suffix and try to understand it.
200
Sometimes, some passages have numbers before each sentence or paragraph. What can you do here?
You can try to understand the sentences and try to keep track of them because sometimes the questions can relate to it.
300
What should you do to help you eliminate answers faster?
You should see if the answers make sense and especially, look for the trick answers that seem the same as the correct answer.
300
If you're still stuck, after trying everything, what should you do?
You should go with the answer that makes the most sense and seems like the best answer because having an answer is better than no answer.
300
What should you do a few days before the test, that will help you a lot?
You should study things that you need to, and you should study hard on the things you need the most help on.
300
If the word has multiple meanings, what should you look for?
You should look at how it's used in the sentence.
300
What can you do to make things easier to understand when you're reading the passage?
You should underline the things that would help you answer the questions.
400
What should you do if you have tried everything and you are really troubled and don't know what to do?
You should skip that question, do the other ones. Then you should go back to it and do it later, because it would take too much time.
400
What shouldn't you do if you're stuck?
You should never look at someone else's test because you can get caught and it might be a different test.
400
Before the test, if you know that you're not good at something, and you think it might be on the test, and you need help studying it, what should you do?
You should ask the teacher for assistance on that subject because they could help you understand it better.
400
What else do you do if you don't know the definition of a word?
You can go back to the sentence of the story that it was used in (if there is one) and try to understand how it was used.
400
What can you notice that can help you understand the passage better as well as predict a question?
You can look for words that describe the time, the setting, and also if the story is in first or third person.
500
After the test, what should you do?
You should check your answers as many times as possible and make sure you're confident that you will pass the test.
500
After you've skipped the question, went back, and you're still stuck, what should you do?
You should probably just not do it because for you, no answer makes sense if you're that stuck.
500
When the test is being passed out, what can you do?
You can try to go through all the things you've studied and try to relax yourself.
500
What should you do with the answers of the question when you don't know the definition?
You should look at the answers and look for the one that seems to make the most sense.
500
What is one thing you can do that can help you predict some of the questions if you didn't read them?
You can look for errors in grammar or spelling, underlined words, and the main idea.
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