What should you do first?
A) read the passage
B) read the multiple choice questions
c) read the open response question
open response
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 a healthy breakfast
200
When you read the open response to a passage, what should you highlight?
key words and main ideas (no complete sentences should be highlighted)
200
Before you write, what are expected to do?
Plan! Organize your thoughts.
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?
Be organized, be prepared, breath deeply, relax, 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 A, B, 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
C) eliminate answer choices you know are wrong
B, C
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
Does spelling, punctuation, grammar (conventions) matter on in the writing section?
yes
400
In the open response, you should show and explain your work.
True or False
True!
400
What is part B of the reading questions always going to ask you on the PARCC test?
what is your evidence for the choice you made in part A
500
What is the purpose of the test?
to show what you know and what you have learned
500
When you answer the open response question you should write in paragraph/sentence form.
True or False
True, you should have an opening and closing paragraph and multiple body paragraphs
500
Name the 4 types of writing styles that you may be asked to write.
Narrative
informational
opinion/argumentative
500
You can use your calculator on the test.
True or False
Trick Question- some sections will have a calculator pop up on the toolbar for you to use
500
Should you have any answers blank when you go to hit submit on your test?
NO! All answers should be filled in. Take the most educated guess for those questions you are unsure of before time runs out.