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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? A) read the passage B) read the multiple choice questions?

READ the passage and look back in the passage when its time to answer the questions.

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

True or False.....When you read the the passage you should HIGHLIGHT everything.

False. You highlight words you don't know, the part of the text that supports your answer choice, important information that stands out to you.

200
Before you write, what are expected to do?
Plan! 4-square
200
What section should you complete first? Open Response or Multiple Choice
Open response
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!!
300
What is one item you are graded on in the WRITING section?
answers will vary
300
Open response questions will usually have more than one part. When you answer the open response, what should you remember to do when writing your answer?
Label the correct section with 1, 2, etc.
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 should you do when you read the different subheadings in a piece of informational text?

After you read that section decide if the subheading matches! The subheading usually tells the reader what that section is about.

400
In the open response, you should show your work. True or False
True!
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?

You show how much you have learned, make yourself and your parents proud, you don't have to retest, parties and rewards!

500

When you answer the a drop and drag question you pick something quickly drag and drop it because those questions are not that important. True or False

False!! These questions are JUST as important as the multiple choice questions. Make sure you read back over the question and double check your answer choices.

500
Name the 4 types of writing styles that you may be asked to write.
Narrative Expository Descriptive Persuasive
500
You can use your calculator on the test. True or False
Trick Question- small section in which you cannot use your calculator
500
You only have 5 minutes left, you have 10 multiple choice questions left, what do you do?
Fill in all C's and THEN go back and try to answer the questions you may know.