Test Anxiety
Taking Multiple Choice Tests
Test Preparation
Taking the Test
Anything Goes
100

What can you do to  promote your learning?

Study and/or read often

100
You should read all of these first.
What are directions?
100

Preparation for this test begins at this time of the year.

What is the first day of school?

100
These must be read carefully. Many questions are answered incorrectly because these are not followed.
What are directions?
100

This is what you have when you are a littly afraid of the test.

What is stress or anxiety?

200

Which is a better state of mind while testing, relaxed or anxious?

Relaxed

200
After you read the question, try to do this before reading the answer choices.
What is predict the answer?
200

Eat this before attempting to take a benchmark test.

What is a good breakfast/lunch?

200

You should do this if you come to a question for which you do not know the answer.

What is skip is and come back later or take a guess

200

During the test, you will not be able to do this.

ask for help on questions?

300

What is something you can do during your test to help you relax?

Take a couple deep breathes 

300

If you are not sure of the answer do this first.

What is skip the question and come back to it later or take a guess?

300
You should do this the night before the test.
What is get lots of rest?
300
You should do this if you do not know the answer to a question even after skipping it and coming back to answer it later.
What is guess?
300

This is what you should always do on the test.

Try your best?

400

If you find yourself getting tense prior to or during the test, stop and do this.

What is clear your mind, think positive thoughts, and take deep breaths?

400
If after using all the techniques for answering multiple choice questions, you still do not know the answer, it is alright to do this.
What is guess?
400

Make sure you have this to take the math test

What are paper and pencil or calculator

400

You should do this on all multiple choice questions, even if you see what you think is the right answer immediately.

What is read all of the answers before choosing one?

400

Name 2 subjects that we benchmark test?

ELA, Math, Science and Writing for 5th and 8th

500

Doing well on tests will help you achieve these.

What are goals, confidence, better grades, scholarships?

500

When working on a long English/Reading question, I should do this first?

What is read the question first?

500
Always do this when your teacher is talking.
What is listen?
500
Do this if you finish the test early.
What is go back and check your work?
500

This is what you should do when you are answering the questions on your benchmarks?

Don't rush, take your time, read questions carefully