Before the Test
How many hours of sleep should you get the night before the test?
What is 8-10 hours
True or False. Test anxiety in normal.
What is True?
Your goal for the NJSLA is to do your __________.
What is best?
True/False. You should pick the first answer you see that seems right, even if you don't read them all.
What is false? You should read every answer before choosing one.
True/False. In an adaptive test, it's best to answer all of the questions, and then go back to check them when you have time at the end.
What is true? An ADAPTIVE test adapts to your answers. Make your best educated guess, and bookmark it so you know to check it later.
I should eat this the morning of the test.
What is a good breakfast?
This kind of thinking makes you more confident and feel better about your performance on the test.
What is positive thinking?
True/False. On the NJSLA, it is better to leave a question blank than guess an answer.
What is false? You get the same amount of points for an incorrect answer that you do for a blank one, so you should take your best guess since you may be right.
You should read and follow these in order to understand what each section is asking you to do.
What are directions?
On both short-answer and essay questions, make sure you answer the ______ question, not just parts of it.
What is entire or whole? A good way to do this is to ask yourself what the question is asking for after you read it. Also try highlighting parts of the question with the highlighter tool.
You should wear this when taking a test if you do not know if the room will be hot or cold.
What is a sweater? (Also, blue or green clothing can help you relax and lead to better scores!)
This is one way to relieve stress that uses breathing.
What is deep breathing? (Count to 10 as you breath in and out to calm down)
NJSLA testing is in the month of _______.
What is May?
You should do this if you have extra time at the end of a section.
What is check over your answers? (This is easy to do by using the "review answers" tool at the end of each section.)
After the test is completed reward yourself by doing something ______ like watching a movie, spending time with friends, reading a book, or playing a game.
What is fun? You worked hard, so you deserve it!
Coming to school ______ will help you to not feel rushed before the test.
What is early or on time?
These parts of your body can tense up if you are nervous about a test.
What are muscles (neck and shoulders.)(Tense and relax your muscles one at a time head to toe to get rid of the tension)?
The test is made up of ______ and Math sections.
What is ELA?
If you do not know the answer to a questions make your best ______.
What is guess? Then bookmark it, and check it later.
When completing essay writing responses make sure you have a central idea and support it with ______.
What is evidence or examples?
You should do this before you take the test or on breaks since you may not have enough time during testing.
What is use the bathroom?
The NJSLA has these three types of questions.
What is multiple choice, short-answer or constructed response and essay questions?
True/False. You should read the questions before reading the passage.
What is true? You should read the questions so you know what to look for in the passage. Also make sure you scroll down to ensure you have read the entire passage and answered all the questions!
True/False. Read all answers to a multiple choice question before choosing an answer.
What is true?