Test Taking Strategies
Math
Reading Comprehension
100

This is what you should do first before answering a question.
 

What is read the question carefully?


100

A pack has 6 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 packs? 

30

100

What is the main idea of a story?

What the story is mostly about

200

What should you do if you don’t understand the question the first time?
 

What is reread the question?

200

18 + 7 = 

What is 25?
200

What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?

Fiction is made up; nonfiction is real

300

What strategy helps you narrow down choices on multiple-choice questions? 

What is eliminating wrong answers? 

300

A toy costs $12 dollars. Mrs. Sanchez buys 3 toys. How much does she spend?

What is $36?

300

What does it mean to summarize a text?

Tell the most important parts in a shorter way

400

Which tool help you show all your work clearly during a test? 

What is use scratch paper?

400

What is the value of 3 × (4 + 2)?

18

400

How can you find the meaning of an unknown word?

Use context clues in the sentence

500

Name a tool provided to you on the SBAC.

What is a highlighter, speech-to-text, notepad, strikethrough or calculator? 

500

A class has 6 groups of students. Each group has 5 students. Then 8 students join the class. How many students are there in all?

What is 38 students? 

500

What is text evidence?

Proof from the text that supports your answer