before the test
What should you do the night before the test to make sure you are well-rested?
get a good night's sleep; go to bed at a decent time
When answering vocabulary questions, look for the k___ w___ in the passage?
Key words
What should you do if you don't understand the question?
reread the question
To identify the words with the same meaning, you are looking for a(n) ___.
synonym
Using your testing strategies, you gained 50 points on your score!
You’re up 50 points
What type of environment should you take the test in?
A quiet place with no distractions
For the math tests, what materials should you have for testing?
Pencil and scratch paper
What is it called when you eliminate choices that you know are incorrect?
Process of Elimination.
To identify the words with the opposite meaning, you are looking for a(n)____.
antonym
You rush through your test and your score dropped.
You’re down 50 points
In order to not face a distraction from hunger pains, what should you do before the test starts?
Eat a good breakfast
On a timed test, why should you skip questions that you are having a really hard time with?
so you don't waste a lot of time on one question; pace yourself.
Before reading the passage, what should you do?
Read the questions first
If it doesn’t give you the actual definition of a word, use the ___ ___, or the words around it, to figure out the meaning.
Context clues
You used "process of elimination" but you didn’t reread the tough questions.
Your score remains the same.
Why does test-taking make some people nervous?
-might get a bad score
-too much pressure to do well
What should you do when you know an answer option is absolutely wrong?
Cross out the answer out in your mind
If you have a fill-in-the-blank question and you are not sure which answer to use, take each option and ______ in the question.
Plug it in, try it out in the question
In order to tell what the story is mostly about, look for the ___ ___.
Main idea
Uh-oh, you stayed up too late last night and now you are SUPER SLEEPY!
You’re down 100 points.
Why should you avoid drama with your friends and solve family problems before the test?
you will be thinking about the problem instead of concentrating on your test!
When answering vocabulary questions that give you a definition, if you don't know the word but you DO know the definitions for some of the other choices, what should you do?
eliminate the answers that you know the definitions for
At the end of the test, what should you do?
Go back and check your answers.
You make one of these when you tell what is going to happen next.
a prediction
You took your time, used your strategies, and asked questions.
You gain 100 points!