Test Taking Hacks
What should you always do first when you begin a reading passage on the MAP test?
What is preview the title and text features?
What do good readers do while reading a long passage?
What is annotate or take notes?
In the sentence, “The room was immaculate after the students cleaned it,” what does “immaculate” most likely mean?
What is very clean?
What’s one clue that can help you find the author’s purpose?
What is the tone or the kind of information shared?
What’s one way a multiple-choice question can try to trick you?
What is using an answer that’s almost right but doesn’t fully answer the question?
What is one way to avoid getting tricked by answer choices?
What is use process of elimination?
What can you do to better understand an unfamiliar text structure?
What is look for headings, signal words, or patterns like cause/effect?
In “Despite the torrential rain, the baseball game continued,” what does “torrential” mean?
What is heavy or intense?
How can you figure out if a passage is persuasive?
What is look for opinions, arguments, and calls to action?
Why is “all of the above” sometimes wrong?
What is one of the answers may be false or off-topic?
If you’re running out of time on a test, what is the best strategy?
What is answer what you can, then mark and return?
What is a helpful strategy for answering questions about the main idea?
What is summarize each paragraph and look for repeated ideas?
In “He was elated when he got his MAP score back,” what does “elated” mean?
What is very happy?
How do you find text evidence to support your answer?
What is look for quotes or details that match the question?
If an answer includes extreme words like “always” or “never,” what should you do?
What is be cautious — it’s probably incorrect?
What should you do if two answers both seem correct?
What is reread the question and look for evidence in the text?
What should you do if you don’t understand a paragraph the first time?
What is reread it more slowly and break it into smaller parts?
In “She was skeptical about the online article’s facts,” what does “skeptical” mean?
What is doubtful or unsure?
What clue tells you the passage is organized by cause and effect?
What is signal words like “because,” “as a result,” or “led to”?
What do you do when all answers seem wrong?
What is go back to the text and reread carefully?
What is the best way to double-check a multiple-choice answer before selecting it?
What is reread the question and check if your answer makes sense?
How can you find the tone or mood of a passage?
What is look at word choice and how the author wants you to feel?
In “The dog meandered through the park sniffing everything,” what does “meandered” mean?
What is wandered or moved slowly?
How do you identify an author’s point of view?
What is look for pronouns, tone, and whether the author is objective or biased?
How can your own opinions lead you to a wrong answer?
What is when you choose what you believe instead of what the text says?