Test Taking Strategies
Does the AASA allow you to go back and check/make changes to your answers?
Yes!
What is main idea?
Main idea is what the text is mostly about.
What is personification?
Personification is when an object is given human qualities.
What does contrast mean?
Contrast means how two things are different.
Can your teacher help you with test questions?
No
What are 3 things you need to bring on the day of testing to be prepared?
Earbuds Water Snacks
How do you determine the main idea?
Look at the beginning or end of the reading passage. Look for key details.
What are character traits?
Character traits describe a character's personality, not what the character looks like.
What does compare mean?
Compare means how two things are similar.
Explain this quote: Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.
Grit is something you practice over a long period of time, like a marathon. You don't show grit for a short period of time, like a sprint.
When you look back in the text what are you looking for?
Evidence to support your answer
What are context clues?
Context clues are words or phrases that give clues about the meaning of an unknown word.
What is a possible effect of eating too much candy?
stomach ache
cavity
sugar rush
headache
List two different types of text structures.
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
Sequence
Problem and Solution
Description
Share a time when you showed grit or a growth mindset.
Share your personal experience.
What does RELAX stand for?
Read Examine every answer choice before you choose your answer Label your answer or look for proof in the passage and underline it Always check your work X our answers you know are wrong
How do you use context clues?
Read the words before or after the unknown word.
What is an inference?
An inference is is clues from the text plus what you know.
What is an index?
An index is found at the back of a non-fiction book. It is an alphabetical list of topics found within the book with the page number where the topics are located.
Create your own inspirational quote to encourage students when taking the AASA.
Read your quote.
What do you do if it seems like there are two right answers?
Analyze both answers and choose the one you have more evidence for.
What is a simile?
A simile is a type of figurative language. It is a comparison that uses like or as.
List three different non-fiction text features.
heading
bold print
glossary
index
diagram
table of contents
caption
What is a caption?
A caption is a non-fiction text feature. It is found below a picture and it gives information about the picture.
What can you do when feeling stressed during the AASA?
Take deep breaths
Look at your support animal
Drink water
Stretch
Read the inspirational messages on your privacy folder