2023 OST Test Tips

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Before the Test

Multiple Choice

Short Answer

True/False

Essay Tips

Innes Test Tips

6th-8th GRADE spring 2023

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Before Test

Spring

LESSON 1 | Before the Test Tips

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Online programs:
★ i-Ready
★ Pearson
★ Collections
★ Writable
★ Tutorme
★ APS plus 2/27
★ ODE OST

○ Practice

test

○ edulastic

● Plan your study time
● Don’t Procrastinate
● Don’t Cram or study just before

the test (this affects sleep and is short
term)

● Make it a habit to complete

assignments when they are due
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This allows you to access information you already
learned

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Use visual aids

● Study online

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Before Test

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● Sleep
● Food
● drink

LESSON 2 | Before the Test Tips

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● Get a good night Sleep
● Eat a High Protein Breakfast
● Drink plenty of water
● An Apple will hold off hunger

● Stay away from junk food and

sugar on test day
○ This can cause energy to deplete quickly

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Before Test

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LESSON 3 | Before the Test Tips

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● Get to test a little early
● Make sure phone is off

and away

● Ask for blank paper (if permitted)

● Focus attention on Breathing

○ Long deep breaths will help you stay

calm. Try deep breathing for 2 minutes

Testing Environment

✘ GYM
✘ CAFETERIA
✘ WITH INTERVENTION SPECIALIST
✘ WITH LAMP OR JACKSON (VANZANT)
✘ EXTRA SUPPORT ROOM (assigned)

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Testing Environment

✘ Students will be called to their

testing location around 8:30am

✘ Students will receive their testing

ticket prior to reporting to their
testing location.

✘ ALL OTHER STUDENTS WILL

FOLLOW THEIR NORMAL SCHEDULE

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Testing Protocols

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ALL PHONES MUST BE TURNED IN
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Phones will be turned into your enrichment teacher
prior to testing. Phones will be locked up during
testing.

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Students must answer all questions on each test

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An adult must check your test prior to you submitting

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Students are expected to work quietly as to not disrupt
other students.

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When you are done you will remain in the testing room
quietly until the end of the testing time. Books and
coloring sheets will be provided once tests are checked
and submitted.
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Before Test

Spring

LESSON 4 | Before the Test Tips

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● Make sure your chromebook is

charged - login only as instructed

● Use/ask for resources given such as:

math formula/reference sheets,
calculator, or pencils

● Blank Paper brain dump

○ Jot down what you recall from the topic
○ Jot down any emotions - make sure to turn

them to positive statements

○ Use it for calculations
○ Use it to brainstorm

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Before Test

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LESSON 5 | Before the Test Tips

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● Don’t Engage in negative talk with others;

such as “I’m so nervous” or “We never
learned this” “I didn’t study”.

● Eliminate negative thought or self-talk.

Replace with positive such as; “I am
smart”, “I am prepared”, “the answer will
come” “I got this”

● Decide to ignore students that finish

early.

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Before Test

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LESSON 6 | Before the Test Tips

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● Listen attentively to instructions

given by test monitor
○ Ask for direction clarification if needed

● Plan how to use your time; Use

the entire time

● Pay attention to details

ELA Test
6/7/8th grades

✘ 120 minutes
✘ 2 parts
✘ Only scrap paper provided

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During Testing

Spring

LESSON 7 | During the Test Tips

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● If you feel tense during the test;

focus. Try to relax the muscles in
that area by tensing and releasing

● Use guided imagery - close your

eyes for a minute and focus on
most relaxing place you have
ever been.

● Feel everything about the place:

sights, sounds, and smells
○ This can help with recalling answers too. Focus on

where the answers are, where you learned them.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is good advice when testing?

• Come to the test late so you don't have as much time to stress.

• Cram the night before so everything is fresh in your mind.

• Get a good nights sleep.

• Be sure to drink a caffeinated beverage before taking the test.

Multiple Choice

Being well rested is important.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A positive attitude can effective how well you do on your test.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

#1 Tip for to prevent testing anxiety

• Be prepared

• Be prepared

• Be prepared

Multiple Choice

On the night before the state test what should you do

• stay up watching YouTube until 11:00 p.m.

• talk to friends on instagram until midnight

• get into bed by 9:00 pm

• stay up all night and study

Multiple Choice

If you find that your time is running out on the state test should you leave the last few answers blank?

• yes

• no

• I'm not sure

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Multiple Choice

Spring 2022

LESSON 1 | Multiple Choice Test Tips

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❖ Read the directions carefully

❖ Read the sentence stem and

see if you know the answer
before looking at the choices

❖ If not; think about the answer

and find it in the choices

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Multiple Choice

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LESSON 2 | Multiple Choice Test Tips

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❖ Pay careful attention to negative

words (underline them) in the stem

❖ Negative choices are usually

distracters

❖ Read all the options before

choosing

❖ Stay with your first choice; it is

usually correct

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Multiple Choice

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LESSON 3 | Multiple Choice Test Tips

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❖ Don’t dwell on the ones you don’t

know. Close your eyes and tell
yourself, “the answer will come”

❖ Mark the question so you

remember to return, and move on
to questions you know.

❖ When you return to the

unanswered question the test
may have helped you with an
answer.

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Multiple Choice

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LESSON 4 | Multiple Choice Test Tips

❖ The next three slides will give you

strategies when the answer still
does not come to you

❖ These strategies are to help give

you the best response to the
question

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Multiple Choice

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LESSON 4 | Multiple Choice Test Tips

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When the answer still doesn’t come:
1. Look for the one that is

grammatically correct

2. Look for similar words in the
question and answer

3.Look for the longest and most
specific answer.

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Multiple Choice

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LESSON 4 | Multiple Choice Test Tips

4. Stick to the subject matter of the
test (some distracter are off topic).
5. Watch out for negatives and
extreme wording
6. Numbers in the middle range are
usually correct
7. If two options are opposite, the
answer is probably one of them

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Extreme words:
★ Always
★ never

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Multiple Choice

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LESSON 4 | Multiple Choice Test Tips
8. “None of the above” is seldom
correct.

9. “All of the above” is often correct;
if the answers are very specific.

10.Research shows the most
commonplace answer is “C”. Only if
every other strategy has been tried
answer “C”.

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Multiple Choice

If the question starts with "Based on the article," or "According to the passage," you know that this is a

• LIT (look in the text) question

• Summary question

• Main Idea

• Text Structure

Multiple Choice

When the question is asking for main idea they want you to think about...

• the text structure (how it is organized)

• who wrote the text

• the point of view

• what the text is mostly about

Multiple Choice

To identify the summary of a passage we need to:

• Choose insignificant details from the text

• Choose the BIG ideas from the text

• Look at paragraph 1

• Look at the abstract

Multiple Choice

Whenever you are given a Part B question to answer, you will be looking for...

• evidence to prove(support your answer to Part A)

• text structure

• comparing information

• the ending or conclusion

Multiple Choice

On questions dealing with character traits, you have been taught to think about what in reference to the character

• Beginning, Middle, End

• Feelings, Actions, Sayings, Thoughts

• Remove, Insert, Read, Decide

• Before, With, After

Multiple Choice

When comparing passages and you are being asked what information is added by the 2nd passage, what should you think about?

• The summary of both passages

• What information was in the 2nd passage that wasn't in the first

• The point of view of the passages

• The author's purpose

Multiple Choice

When given a context clue question dealing the definition of one word, we use ______________ to figure out what the word means

• first hand account

• the main idea

• remove, insert, read, decide

• feelings, actions, sayings, thoughts

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Short Answer

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LESSON 1 | Short Answer

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● Read the exam carefully
● Read all the questions.
● Note how much time you

should allot to each question.

“Short answer, open response, explain,
justify, and support your answer” all
mean there is a written response.

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Short Answer

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LESSON 2 | Short Answer

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● Jot cues as you read.
● Use the “brain dump”

technique.
○ Jot down all you recall

about the topic on your
blank paper.

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Short Answer

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LESSON 3 | Short Answer

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● Start with the easiest question
● If you do not know the

answer; read the next
question sometimes answers
to a previous question are in
the next question or following
questions.

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Short Answer

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LESSON 4 | Short Answer

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● Number parts of a multi-part

question

● List these as part of you

answer
○ First, second, third
○ Then, followed by, after

that, next

● IDK is not a response, ask a question

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a short answer question and an essay question?

• There is no difference

• An essay is shorter than a short answer

• A short answer question is shorter than an essay

Multiple Choice

When you make an inference you...

• explain how the chapters fit together

• determine the meaning of the word

• give the summary

• make an educated guess

Multiple Choice

When asked about theme you need to give

• the overall message or lesson learned

• what the text is mostly about

• what happened in the story from beginning to end

• an educated guess

Multiple Choice

If a piece is written as a poem it will be structured with

• dialogue and characters feelings

• summary of the main events

• stanzas and lines

• paragraphs and chapters

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Essay

Spring 2022

LESSON 1 | Essay Exam Tips

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● Plan Before you Answer
● Answer the question

completely; start by restating
the question.

● Number parts of a multi-part

question so all parts are
answered.

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Essay

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LESSON 2 | Essay Exam Tips

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● Strive for a complete answer.
● Briefly outline your answer on

your blank paper

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Essay

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LESSON 3 | Essay Exam Tips

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● Use facts and logic
● Avoid giving your opinion,

unless specifically direct to
give your opinion.
○ avoid: “I think” or “I guess”

or “IDK”

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Essay

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LESSON 4 | Essay Exam Tips

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● Be concise, although an

essay should be 3-5
paragraphs long.

● If handwritten; write legibly
● Reread your answer for

clarity

Multiple Choice

On the writing test on Thursday, what is the first thing you should do once your time begins?

• Read the passage

• Read the prompt

• Read the subheadings and make a prediction

• Look at the images included

Multiple Choice

Transition words are important because they help

• Your sentences stick together like GLUE.

• show the titles and subheadings

• the reader find the SPAM

• show the text structures you used in your writing

Multiple Choice

What should you do with extra time at the end of the test

• Turn in your test

• Check over it but not correct anything

• Reread your answers and correct your mistakes

Multiple Select

Will I be proud of you for trying your best this week?

• Yes

• yes

• YES

• YES