What should you do first?
A) read the passage
B) read the multiple choice questions
c) read the first multiple choice question
B
100
What should your first paragraph begin with?
Interest catcher or topic sentence
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 are answering a question about a passage where should you look for the answer if you are not sure.
Look back at the passage and find key words that are in the question.
200
Before you write, what are expected to do?
Plan! 4-square or web
200
What section do you think takes longer?
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 in your head before you look at the answer choices.
True or False
True!!
300
What is one item you might be 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?
Look back and make sure you answered all parts of the question.
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 every 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 cirlcle or underline in a multiple choice question?
key words, what the question is asking you, where to find information
400
What are the three sections of a writing piece?
Beginning, Middle, End
400
Do you get to choose what you write about on the SBA's?
True or False?
False!
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 doing your best on the test?
Answers vary
500
What should you do once you are done writing your story or written response?
Check for capitals, periods, and spelling
500
Name the 4 types of writing styles that you may be asked to write.
Narrative
Expository
Descriptive
Persuasive
500
If you don't get an answer that matches one of the choices, what should you do?
Rework the problem
500
You are not sure of your answer on a multiple choice question. What strategy should you use?