Healthy Habits
Multiple Choice ???
5th grade Requirements
It's About Time
Tricks and Tips
100
What should you do the night before the CRCT to make sure you are alert and ready the next day?
Get a good night's sleep!
100
What should you do if you don't know the answer to a question?
Skip it and come back to it, or use the process of elimination.
100
What sections are on the CRCT?
Reading, Math, English/Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
100
Why should you be on time for school during the week of CRCT (or any day)?
If you're late you will have to make up that day's test with another teacher at another time.
100
You should do this if you have extra time and are finished with a section.
Check over your answers.
200
What is an example of a good breakfast to eat the day of the test?
Eggs, healthy cereal (no Cookie Crisp!), smoothies, oatmeal, something with protein
200
What should you do if you go back and check your answer to a question, and you're not sure if it is right?
Unless you are positive that your answer was wrong, don't change it. Your first instinct is usually correct.
200
Which sections must you pass to be promoted to 6th grade?
Reading and Math
200
What are you NOT allowed to do in the test booklet once you finish a section?
Go forward or back to other sections.
200
What should you use to ensure that you get math computation problems correct?
Your scratch paper!
300
What should you bring with you so that you are comfortable during the test?
A jacket or sweater in case you are cold.
300
What should you read before answering the question?
All of the answer choices.
300
What will happen if you don't pass a section of the CRCT?
You will need to attend summer school and take the section you didn't pass.
300
Doing this could make you run out of time and not be able to finish a section of the test.
Daydreaming, wasting time, spending too much time on one question (answers vary)
300
What should you do if your answer to a math problem does not match one of the answer choices?
Work out the problem a second time by rereading the problem, recopying the numbers, and solving it again. If the answer you got is not one of the choices, it is incorrect!
400
What should you do if you are nervous the morning of the test?
Take deep breaths, or say positive things to yourself like, "I can do it," or "I'm going to do my best."
400
What is one key word in a question that you should always be careful of?
Never, always, not
400
You need to have this minimum score to pass any section on the CRCT.
800 or above
400
How many minutes do you have for each section of the CRCT?
70 minutes
400
Sometimes, when you skip a question and intend to come back to it, it can mess up the_____________.
The numbers, causing you to put the wrong answer down for the rest of the questions.
500
The only acceptable reasons for staying home on any day of the CRCT are:
You have a fever or are throwing up!
500
What is the "process of elimination?"
Eliminating the answer choices that are obviously wrong so that you can narrow down your options to make a better guess.
500
What are two other "standardized" tests you have taken in the past?
COGAT and ITBS
500
"Pacing" yourself means:
Not wasting time, but also not rushing either.
500
What should you read first when reading long passages for the CRCT?
The questions.
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