Tips for Exhaustion
What are 2 strategies to getting a good night's sleep?
1. Go to bed early
2. Not too much screen time
3. Eat a healthy meal for dinner
What is a strategy for pronouncing out a word?
Sound out the word/whisper the word to yourself and listen to anything familiar
When should I read through each question? Before, during, or after taking the test/reading the material?
BEFORE
What 2 things should be read carefully before starting the test?
The directions and questions
Eat this important meal of the day.
Breakfast
Look for the main word in a sentence, which is also called the (blank) word (think about one important part of a tree)
ex.) un(faith)ful
True or False: When answering the questions, I should go back to the text and skim the passage for key words that help me correctly answer the question.
True!
True or False: It is a good strategy to only focus on 1 answer choice, instead of reviewing ALL of the answer choices.
False!
You should drink a lot of this liquid to keep you awake.
Water
Prefix = beginning of a word
Suffix = end of a word
ex.) (un)faith(ful)
True or False: I should keep reading even if I don't understand what I am reading.
False!
- Stop and try a strategy:
1. take notes
2. ask yourself (and answer) a question after each paragraph
3. Reread and visualize it in your head
Process of (blank) involves taking away all the answers that you know are wrong.
Take a deep (blank)
breath
- breathe in slowly..hold it for 3..exhale for 3
- focus on the sensation of air going in and out
List 3 different parts of speech (types of words that make up a sentence)
1. Noun
2. Adjective
3. Verb
4. Pronoun
5. Adverb
6. Conjunction
When I read a passage carefully, I should also be writing (blank) and/or a (blank) on scratch paper.
B1: notes
B2: summary/gist of each paragraph
If you don't understand what the question is asking, try using the 'reading a passage' strategies. List 2 of the strategies.
1. take notes
2. ask yourself (and answer) a question after each paragraph
3. Reread and visualize it in your head
If I roll my neck, shrug my shoulders, roll me ankles, clench my fists, and things of the like, this will help me to keep (blank) and stay alert!
How do I use context clues?
Observe and analyze the text around the word for clues to its meaning
- by looking for clues around the word—including synonyms, antonyms, inferences, schema, pictures, and captions.
Think through which answer is the (blank). They may all be close, but only one is the (blank).
What word makes up both blanks?
BEST