Test Strategies
What do I need to do on my scrap paper for *almost* every problem?
SHOW MY WORK!
What is the formula for finding area?
Length x Width
What do we call a fraction that is the same value as another fraction?
Equal
Equivalent
The first four numbers in a pattern are shown.
96, 84, 72, 60, ...
What is the next number in the pattern?
48
(Subtracting 12 each time)
7 x 5
35
True or False: I need to include a label in my answer if the problem includes a label (example: inches).
TRUE
What is the formula for finding perimeter?
P = s + s + s + s
OR
P = L x L x W x W
What is a fraction that is equivalent to 1 whole?
2/2
3/3
4/4
5/5
Etc.
300-82
218
Kayla has 36 stamps in her collection. She put all of her stamps into rows in a book with 9 stamps in each row.
How many rows of stamps does Kayla have?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
B. 4
What key word or words typically mean I should use subtraction?
Fewer
Less than
Tell me what time is on our analog clock right now.
Time will vary based on when scholars answer this! See Ms. Morrill for the answer!
Round 263 to the nearest tens place.
260
Explain the 11's trick for multiplying a number by 11.
You repeat the digit that is being multiplied, and put them next to each other.
11 x 2 = 22
11 x 4 = 44
True or False: If I don't know an answer on my interim, I should give up and leave it blank.
FALSE
Cups of iced tea were served at an end of year party at a school. The number of cups of iced tea served, rounded to the nearest hundred, was 400.
Which of these numbers could be the actual number of cups of iced tea served?
Select the two correct answers.
A. 402
B. 499
C. 478
D. 399
E. 454
A. 402
D. 399
Come up to the board and draw a number line to show what two hundreds the number 345 lies between.
Correctly plot 345 on the number line.
The number line will correctly plot 345 (almost in the middle).
345 is between 300 and 400.
Tell me what time is on our analog clock right now.
Time will vary based on when scholars answer this! See Ms. Morrill for the answer!