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General Test Taking
100
What are the sequence key words?
First, Next, Then, Last or First, Second, Third....
100
What does "equivalent" mean?
Equals
100
What is the first step when given a reading comprehension test?
Read the questions first
100
Where does your work go?
Scratch paper
100
What do you do if letter 'a' looks like a pretty good choice?
Read all the other choices to make sure you pick the best option
200
If an answer choice is true, does that mean it has to be the right answer?
no
200
What are the order of operations? Hint- Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally.
Parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction
200
What should you do after you read the story?
5 sentence (second) summary in your head
200
What should your scratch paper look like?
organized and numbered
200
How many pencils should you have sharpened for the test?
2
300
What is the main idea?
central point, one sentence summary
300
How do you divide a fraction?
multiply by the reciprical
300
What should you do after you read the question, but before you read the answer choices?
Come up with the answer yourself so you can find the answer choice that matches
300
What should you do after you read the question but before you look at the answer options?
Come up with your own answer first
300
How should you fill in the answers on the bubble sheet?
heavy and dark
400
What are supporting details?
Details that back up, or prove, the main idea
400
In a word problem, what words usually mean to add, subtract, multiply, and divide?
add- all together subtract- have left multiply- each divide- equal groups
400
What do you do if you can't remember what the story said about an answer?
Go back to the story and find the answer
400
What if your answer is not one of the answer choices?
Re-do the work until you come up with an answer that is one of the option. Don't guess.
400
What will the teacher be doing during the test?
Walking around, she cannot help you with words or how to do problems
500
What should you do if you do not know a word or what a word means?
Use context clues to figure it out
500
Subtract: 3,039 -1,681
1,358
500
What do you do if you do not see an answer that matches what you came up with?
Pick the one that is the closest or that you like the best, even if you are not in love with it
500
What should you do if one of the questions has you stumped?
Skip it and come back to it later.
500
Will this test be timed?
yes, but you will have plenty of time so do not rush