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Ms. Byerman
100

The test we are taking tomorrow is called...

What is the PSSAs?

100

One way to be physically ready for the test is to...

What is to get a good nights sleep and/or eat a good breakfast

100

This reading question strategy encourages you to read the questions before the text...

What is previewing answers?

100

This useful tool allows you to write down your process to find the answer

What is scratch paper?

100

This is Ms. Byerman's first name

What is Amanda?

200

Every 7th/8th grader in this state takes the same test as you

What is Pennsylvania

200

This test taking strategy helps you narrow down your options...

What is crossing out answers?

200
One reason why previewing answers is helpful is because...

What is it can make it easier to find the answer in the text

200

Should you do problems in your head?

NO

200

This state, with the acronym NV, is where Ms. Byerman was born

What is Nevada

300

This is one reason why you may see questions you haven't been taught how to answer...

What is, people in the state are taught different skills at different times?

300

Instead of staying stuck on one question for a long time, this strategy would encourage you to move on...

What is skip and return?
300

This word means to condense a bunch of information into just a few main points

What is to summarize?

300

You can use calculators when...

It says so on the test

300

Ms. Byerman has one of these pets at home.

What is a cat?

400

This is one of the main reasons that we take tests...

What is... to find out what you already know or find out what you still need to learn. 

400
Even if you guess randomly, you have this much chance of getting a question right...

What is 1/4 or 25%

400

The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

What is an alliteration.

400

You should always CONFIRM your answer by...

double checking your work.

400

This is how many siblings Ms. Byerman has

What is one?

500

This is what the PSSA stands for...

What is the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment

500

If you choose not to answer a question at all, this is your likelihood of getting it correct

What is 0%

500

A story that tries to explain the origin of the world or natural phenomena. These stories are passed on from one generation to the next and usually contain gods, supernatural beings, or ancestral heroes.

What is a myth?

500
If a question has "in all", what operation should you use?

Addition

500

This is how many years Ms. Byerman has been teaching

What is one?