Test Taking Strategies
This is the first thing you should do when you start your test to make sure you are doing the right thing.
What are read the instructions?
This text feature of informational text are usually accompanied by a caption.
What is a graphic?
This animal can't walk backwards, hop hop hop.
What is a kangaroo?
What is use x's and question marks?
If a word is important or special inside a text, it may be this.
What is bold or italic?
This animal can't move its eyeballs, hoot hoot hoot.
What is an owl?
You should do this after reading the title of each passage.
What is predict?
Courage, friendship, teamwork, and loyalty are all different types of these, similar to author's purpose.
What are themes?
Slugs have this many eyes.
What is 4?
After reading each paragraph or two, this strategy should be used to help you remember.
What is write summary or main idea?
If you go beyond the author's words to understand what is NOT said, you are doing this.
What is inferring or inferencing?
What is an army?
Before reading the passages, its a good idea to do this so you know what to look for in the text.
What is read the questions?
This type of plot element is the turning point of the conflict that usually takes place in the middle of a story.
What is climax?
Caterpillars have this many eyes.
What is 12?