Test Taking Strategies
6th grade
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Misc.
100
What does "Jail the Detail" mean?
Highlight, underline or circle the details in the questions. This helps you focus on exactly what the question is asking you to do.
100
If there are 5 brown puppies and 8 white puppies, what is the ratio of white puppies to brown puppies?
8:5 or 8 to 5
100
What is slope intercept form?
y = mx + b
100
Laura is analyzing the percent of her income she spends on food, clothes and housing. What type of graph is the most appropriate to represent this information?
A circle graph
100
What is Mrs. White's favorite zoo animal?
An elephant!
200
What does "Slash the Trash" mean?
Eliminate any choices that you know are not the correct answer.
200
What are the order of operations?
PEMDAS - parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition and subtraction
200
In the equation y = 5x - 2, what happens to the value of y as the value of x increases.
The value of y also increases.
200
Expand the following number that is written in scientific notation. 4.56 x 10^7
45,600,000
200
When do we take the OAA's?
They start the week of April 22nd.
300
Give an example of 3 different signal words. (Hint - this is what the question is asking you to do)
evaluate, explain, interpret, compare, solve, analyze, etc.
300
Describe a situation that shows change occurring at a constant rate.
The second hand going around a clock. (any other appropriate answer)
300
The scale used to construct a model of a new house is 1 inch:9 feet. The height of the house is 27 feet. What is the height of the scale model?
3 inches
300
Describe the square root of 27.
A little more than 5.
300
Why did the chicken cross the playground?
To get to the other slide! :)
400
What should you do when you think you are done with your test?
Go back and check your work! Make sure you have answered ALL questions to the best of your ability and that all of your multiple choice questions are bubbled in neatly.
400
You have the following numbers in a pattern: 100, 51, 26.5, 14.25, and 8.125. What is the rule for this pattern?
Divide by 2 and add 1
400
Rachel is dividing -20 by a negative integer. What will the quotient be?
Negative and less than or equal to -20.
400
The boat from Scotland to Ireland takes 3.5 hours and travels a distance of 95 miles. The distance from Scotland to Norway is 700 miles. About how many hours will it take for the boat to go from Scotland to Norway if it travels at the same speed?
About 26 hours.
400
Where do library books like to sleep?
Under their covers.
500
What should you do at HOME to prepare for the test?
Get a good night sleep, eat a healthy and hearty breakfast, relax/no stress!
500
What is the value of 10m - 2k when k=2 and m=5?
46
500
Jen is paddling a canoe from one side of a lake to the other. She is paddling at a rate of 25 yards per minute. Write an equation to find y, the number of yards she paddles in x minutes.
y = 25x
500
Jason has 50 gallons of water in his bathtub. The bathtub drains at 4 gallons per minute. Write an equation that Jason can use to find the total amount of water, w, left in the bathtub after t minutes.
w = 50 - 4t
500
How do you make a tissue dance?
Put a little boogie in it! :)
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