Before the Test
Test Tools
Coping Strategies
Test Taking Strategies
Mental Tools
100

What type of clothing should you wear to testing?

What is something comfortable

100

This tool allows you to highlight important information during the test

What is the highlighting tool

100

This tool involves breathing in 1,2,3,4 holding 1,2 breathing out 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 rest 1,2.

What is Deep Belly Breathing.

100

What should I use to organize my thoughts or show my work for math problems?

What is a scratch piece of paper

100

What is one positive self-talk saying you can tell yourself.

What is.... gives a positive self talk.

200

What meal should you make sure you eat prior to testing?

What is breakfast

200

This tool allows you listen to the directions

What is the play button

200

This pose can give us confidence to tackle of test with ambition.

What is the Superman Pose.

200

At what pace should I answer my test questions?

What is not too fast, but not too slow

200

List one way you can prepare mentally before a test.

What is look at old notes/assignments, listen during class review, ask grown-ups to quiz us.

300

How many hours of sleep should you get before testing?

What is 8-9 hours

300

This tool allows you to mark a question if you want to go back and answer it later.

What is the flagging tool. 

300

This tool has you tighten and loosen your body to help relax it.

What is the Muscle Relaxation.

300

What should I do if a question is too difficult?

What is skip it and come back to it later

300

Franklin D. Roosevelt tells us, "“The only thing you have to fear is _____ itself."

What is fear

400

What piece of equipment should I make sure I have and are working prior to testing day?

What are headphones

400

This tool allows you to mark off answers you know are not correct.

What is the cross-off tool

400

A tool to tell myself all the positives and get rid of the negatives.

What is Positive Self Talk

400

What should I do when I reach the end of the test?

What is go back and check all my answers

400

What do we need to reframe in order to believe we will do well on a test?

What is our thinking

500

What should I make sure is plugged in and charged before testing day?

What is my Chromebook

500

This tool allows you to pause your test if you need to take a break at any point during testing (remember raise your hand and ask your teacher before using it)!

What is the pause button

500

A way we can picture our self doing well, staying calm, and celebrating after the test.

What is Visualization

500

What directions should I read carefully?

What is ALL of them

500

Finish the phrase "High Preperation =....."

What is Low Anxiety

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