Test Taking Strategies Lesson

Standardized Test Taking Strategies

​Keep practicing with the tutorials up until the test!!!

​Get a good night's rest.

​Get your clothes and back pack ready the night before. Remove all chances of stress and rushing.

​Eat a good breakfast

​Get up early enough so you can eat a good breakfast. Plan it early.

Not a lot of sugar, not a lot of carbs. Protein is good. Fruit and veggies are good. This will stick with you. Skipping breakfast is not a good idea. You won't be able to get breakfast during the test.​

​Pack some nibbly snacks!

napkins or wipes for clean up.​

​Tips to Remember:

​Work carefully and quickly. Take your time but don't spend too much time on

any one question.

Read the question. Try to predict an answer before you read the choices.

Read all of the answers even if you think "A" is correct.​

If there's a passage to read. Read it quickly and carefully.

Do not skip questions. Use process of elimination to help find the answer.​

Listen carefully to all directions.

Read along with anything being read to you.​

You cannot ask for help.​

Read carefully.... Don't miss the NOT in some questions.

Watch for qualifiers (Always, All, Most. . .)​

​Make a short quickie outline for essays.​ ( Narrative and Argument?)

​5 min. outline

20 min. writing

5 min. proofread​

​outline is just a plan.... very simple.....just your main ideas...

helps keep you on track​

Multiple Choice

During the test, I should _________________. 

• Move as quickly as I can.
• Skip around the test.
• Take my time and stay focused.
• Think about what I'm going to do at recess. 

Multiple Choice

If I finish my test quickly, I will probably ____________________. 

• Get a very high score. 
• Not do as well as others who take their time. 
• Talk to my neighbor because I'm bored. 
• Get all the questions correct.  

Multiple Choice

While I'm taking the test, I should remember to ________________________________. 

• talk to my neighbor. 
• make lots of noise. 
• take my time but not to spend too much time on any one question.
• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

While the test directions are being read aloud, I should ______________________.  

• listen carefully.
• draw pictures on my test. 
• talk to everyone. 
• None of the above

Multiple Choice

For multiple choice questions, I should _________________________. 

• Choose the first answer that sounds right to me. 
• Read all the answer choices before picking one. 
• Say "eeny  meeny miney moe" to pick an answer.
• Ask my friend to help me.

Multiple Choice

Teachers are allowed to help students during the big tests. 

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

If you don't know the answer to a question, you should: 

• Stare into space
• Pick your nose
• Give up
• Try to elminate a wrong answer

Multiple Choice

It's important that I ________________________. 

• give my best effort and keep a good attitude.
• get overwhelmed and give up. 
• rush through my test and not care about my answers. 
• All of the above. 

Multiple Choice

During the test, I should: 

• try hard to copy answers off of my friend.
• tell my teacher that I don't really feel like taking a test today.
• make lots of noise.
• stay calm and give my best effort.

Multiple Choice

Before answering questions, I should highlight clues and keywords in the question/answer choices?

• Yes, because it will help lead me to the right answer.
• No, because you because it's a waste of time.

Multiple Choice

True or False
I don't need to read the whole passage.  I can go directly to the questions and skim the passage to save time.

• False
• True

Multiple Choice

When I am finished with the test I am allowed to...

• Talk to my neighbor

• Watch YouTube

• Read a book or take a nap

• Play games on my iPad

Multiple Choice

If I rush through my test it will be over sooner

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False
It is ok to take short "brain-breaks" during my test session.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

It is important for me to read all of the directions.

• False

• True