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Multiple Choice Strategies
100
What should you do the night before a test?
Go to bed early
100

What should you do first in the reading test? 

Read the questions that go with the story so you know what to look for when you read.
100

How many paragraphs are you expected to write in the WRITING section?

5

100

Before you look at the answer choices, you should try and predict or solve the question. True or False

True!!

100

What should you try to do before you read the answer choices?

Try to solve/predict the problem before looking at the answers

200
What should you do the morning of the test?
Eat breakfast
200

When you read the passage, what should you be looking for the first time through?

NOTHING!  You should read to get the gist, and then go back and read again!  That way, you'll have a better understanding of what the passage is really about.

200

Before you write, what should you do?

Plan! FLEE map!

200

What questions should I answer first? 

Answer the questions you are confident in first.  Then, go back to the questions that you might struggle with.

200

What words or phrases should you circle or highlight in a multiple choice question?

What the question is asking you (key words) and where to find extra information.

300
How can you decrease stress levels?
Leave the drama behind, take care of problems before you get to school, be prepared, etc.
300

When you read a multiple choice question, you should try and answer it before you look at the answer choices. True or False

True!!

If you try and answer the question before reading the options, you might realize what the answer is when you read the options.

300

What is one item you are graded on in the WRITING section?

answers will vary

300

TRUE or FALSE: I should check every answer twice by doing the problem two times.  

True!

300

Which statement is true? A) once you find the answer, circle it, and move on quickly to the next problem B) read all the answer choices before circling the answer

B

400
Instead of striving for ever student to be Advanced on the test, what are we striving for?
Improvement from last year (you are only competing against yourself)
400

What should you circle or underline in a multiple choice question?

key words, what the question is asking you, where to find information

400

What are two items you are graded on in the writing section?

answers will vary

400

Should I show my work even if I KNOW the answer is correct!

YES!

400

Why would you cross through answers in a multiple choice question?

you are eliminating choices, which will help you find the right answer

500

What are the advantages of scoring advanced or proficient on the test?

Proof you did YOUR best!  Confidence for middle school.  You can be proud of yourself!

500

What should you do if you come across a word in the reading passage you don't know? 

Use the dictionary option on the test OR use context clues.  Read the sentence before and after the word to find out how the word is being used.  

500

Name the 4 types of writing styles that you may be asked to write.

Narrative Expository Descriptive Persuasive

500

What does Mrs. Quinonez expect me to do on the math test? 

DO YOUR BEST!

500

You only have 5 minutes left, you have 10 multiple choice questions left, what do you do?

Trick Question!  You have all the time you need!  Take your time and do your best!