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Relaxation Strategies
PARCC 101
Strategies 1
Strategies 2
100
How many hours of sleep should you get the night before the test?
What is 9-11 hours?
100
Doing this calms your brain and body by slowing your heart rate and returning you to your PFC among other benefits.
What is deep breathing?
100
How hard should you try on the test?
What is doing your best on the test?
100
True/False; You should always read the passage first and the answer choices last on multiple choice questions.
What is False?
100
This strategy has you put in answer choices to see if you can come up with the correct answer.
What is plug it in? What is plugging in the answers in the blanks?
200
These are some healthy brain foods you should eat.
What is protein? (eggs, milk, yogurt, cheese, lean meats, smoothies) What are fruits? (berries, avocadoes, etc.) What are veggies (leafy greens, colorful veggies)? What are nuts and nut spreads (almonds, peanut butter,etc.)
200
To do this, you tighten and release one body part at a time.
What is a progressive muscle relaxation?
200
Should you leave questions blank on the test?
What is, "No, use your strategies and try to take your best educated guess if you don't know the answer."
200
Where can you often find answers to questions in reading passages?
What is "by rereading the text"?
200
This strategy has you round or approximate the answer.
What is Estimate or Do the Minimum
300
Running, wallball, tag, yoga, football, shooting hoops, riding your bike
What are physical activities that engages the brain?
300
Thinking of this happy place can help you feel calm.
What is positive visualization or imaging your happy place?
300
What subjects are tested on PARCC
What is reading, writing, and math?
300
Underlining, highlighting, or focusing on these can help you solve a difficult question.
What is are key words?
300
This strategy helps you increase your percentage of getting a right answer by getting rid of things.
What is Eliminating Wrong Answers
400
You should drink half of your body weight in ounces of this each day.
What is water?
400
Imagining yourself being really successful (on the test).
What is a confidence visualization?
400
How do results from the PARCC test help teachers?
What is "It helps them know what you have mastered and where you need to grow." It guides instruction. It may determine class placement.
400
When you come up with an answer in your head first before you look back at the answer choices, you ______ the answer.
What is predict the answer first?
400
If two or more of the answers are correct, then the answer is usually:
What is All or None of the Answers?
500
These are the Growth Mind Set statements you say in your head to encourage yourself.
What is positive self-talk? (Or what is, "I can do this" or other examples?)
500
Taking your mind of your stress and doing something relaxing that you enjoy.
What are distraction techniques?
500
How do PARCC results help students?
What is, "They help students know how much they have mastered and where they need to grow."
500
Do not change your answers unless you have;
What is MISREAD or MISUNDERSTOOD what question was asking for or found evidence to change.
500
This strategy involves writing complete and thorough responses using specific details and good mechanics.
What is How to Write a Strong Summary or Constructive Response?
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