Test-Taking Strategies
This strategy involves crossing out obviously wrong answers.
What is elimination?
The definition of this word is "to assess or determine the value, quality, or importance of something."
What is evaluate?
Which sentence correctly uses "evaluate" in the context of a school project?
A) I will evaluate my lunch options.
B) The teacher will evaluate our science fair projects based on creativity and scientific accuracy.
C) We evaluate to school every day.
D) Evaluating is my favorite hobby.
B) The teacher will evaluate our science fair projects based on creativity and scientific accuracy.
This text feature appears at the beginning of a book or article and tells you what it's about.
What is a title?
This question type provides several options to choose from.
What is multiple choice?
This type of equation contains a variable raised to the second power.
What is a quadratic equation?
This technique helps you manage your time during a test.
What is pacing yourself?
This word means "to examine something in detail to understand its nature or determine its essential features."
What is analyze?
Which sentence correctly uses "analyze" in the context of literature?
A) I will analyze my sandwich.
B) We analyze to school every day.
C) Analyzing is my favorite hobby.
D) We will analyze the symbolism in "The Great Gatsby" to understand its deeper themes.
D) We will analyze the symbolism in "The Great Gatsby" to understand its deeper themes.
These smaller headings within a text help organize information into sections.
What are subheadings?
This type of question requires a brief written response.
What is short answer?
This formula helps solve any quadratic equation: x = [-b ± √(b² - 4ac)] / 2a
What is the quadratic formula?
When you don't know an answer, this strategy can help you make an educated guess.
What is using context clues?
The act of drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning is called this.
What is infer?
Which sentence correctly uses "infer" in the context of a mystery novel?
A) I will infer my lunch.
B) We infer to school every day.
C) Based on the clues provided, we can infer that the butler is the most likely suspect.
D) Inferring is my favorite hobby.
C) Based on the clues provided, we can infer that the butler is the most likely suspect.
This visual representation helps explain complex information or data.
What is a diagram or chart?
This section tests your ability to understand and interpret written passages.
What is Reading Comprehension?
A letter used to represent an unknown number in an equation.
What is a variable?
This approach involves tackling easier questions first before moving on to harder ones.
What is prioritizing questions?
This word means "to give good reasons for your answer or opinion."
What is justify?
Which sentence correctly uses "justify" in the context of a debate? A) I will justify my lunch.
B) We justify to school every day.
C) Justifying is my favorite hobby.
D) In the debate, you must justify your stance on climate change with scientific evidence.
D) In the debate, you must justify your stance on climate change with scientific evidence.
This text feature provides a brief overview of the main ideas in a passage.
What is a summary?
In this section, you'll be asked to identify and correct errors in writing.
What is the Writing and Language section?
In the expression 5², the small number 2 is called the ____.
What is an exponent?
This final step helps catch careless errors and improve your score.
What is reviewing your answers?
The process of combining ideas to form a complex whole is known as this.
What is synthesize?
Which sentence correctly uses "synthesize" in the context of writing a research paper?
A) I will synthesize my lunch.
B) We synthesize to school every day.
C) To write an effective conclusion, you need to synthesize the main points of your research paper.
D) Synthesizing is my favorite hobby.
C) To write an effective conclusion, you need to synthesize the main points of your research paper.
This alphabetical list at the end of a book helps readers find specific information quickly.
What is an index?
This type of question requires you to write a longer, more detailed response.
What is an essay question?
This theorem states that in a right triangle, a² + b² = c², where c is the length of the hypotenuse.
What is the Pythagorean theorem?
This strategy suggests reading the question carefully before looking at the answer choices to better understand what’s being asked.
What is reading the question first?
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
Choose the correct definition for the word "analyze" based on the sentence:
"In order to understand the meaning of the poem, we need to analyze the emotions expressed by the author."
A) To summarize
B) To break down and examine
C) To argue
D) To memorize
What is B) To break down and examine?
This feature gives the reader clues about what will be discussed in the passage and is often listed in bold or italics at the start of each section.
What is a heading?
This part of the text includes a summary of the main points and is usually found at the beginning of a chapter or article.
What is the introduction?
A mathematical term that means the distance around a circle.
What is circumference?