Test Taking Hints

Test Taking Strategies

​Read questions first

If you read the question before reading a text, you know what to look for as you read.

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What is a good first step when you get the reading test in your hand?

• Start reading directly

• Scan it

• Take a deep breath and count to 10

• Read it from the back to the front

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How should you read the questions?

• Skim through the questions then read the text

• Read it over and over until you understand

• Read the text before the questions

• Read the questions before the text

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How should you read each question?

• Read the options until one is correct

• Don't read just answer ABCDABCDABCD

• Read each option before choosing an answer

• Answer the question in your head, read the options, and choose the closest one

Cross out or eliminate any wrong answers

If multiple options could be correct, choose the better option

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What are "context clues" used to understand?

• Ways to learn new words

• Ways to understand equations

• Ways to figure out hidden meanings

• A great way of learning grammar

If there is a word that you do not understand

Swap in a word that you do know, and see if you can find a meaning with the given context.​

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Use the process of elimination with questions that use words like "NOT," "ALWAYS" and "SOMETIMES"​

Pay attention to questions with "NOT," "ALWAYS," and "SOMETIMES"

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How do you easily understand the main idea of the text?

• Read the first part of every paragraph

• Check the beginning and the end of the text for ideas that seem to repeat

• Read the first sentence three times

• Just read the text normally

​ONLY choose "ALL OF THE ABOVE" if you are certain that every option is correct

How do I read to understand a text?

If you're confused, reread and summarize each paragraph. After rereading and summarizing, read each summary. ​

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

• Take a guess

• Leave it blank

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What is a good way to improve your reading over time?

• Understand that you are the perfect reader and that there is no room for improvement

• Read really slow

• Read alot in a short period of time

• Read a bit every day

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The names of the 7 Dwarfs in Snow White are Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and

• Tom

• Dopy

• Silly

• Smelly

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What does Hakuna Matata mean?

• No worries

• Good Bye

• Hello

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Which Disney Princess sings “Once Upon a Dream”?

• Ariel

• Snow White

• Cinderella

• Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)

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What is the name of the toy store in Toy Story 2?

• Al's Toy Barn

• Toy's R Us

• Toy Shack

• Fun Toys

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Who is Goofy’s son?

• Max

• Mickey

• Tom

• Pete

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Emperor Kuzco turns into what animal in The Emperor’s New Groove?

• Dog

• Cow

• Rat

• Llama

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Who was the first cartoon character to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

• Donald Duck

• Mickey Mouse

• Goofey

• Minnie Mouse

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In Encanto, which character’s mood affects the weather?

• Bruno

• Pepa

• Julieta

• Dolores

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The Queen of Hearts wants her roses what color in Alice in Wonderland?

• Pink

• White

• Yellow

• Red

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Stitch is also known as?

• Experiment 626

• Experiment 100

• Experiment 3

• Experiment 0

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What is Luisa’s gift?

• She is very strong

• She can control the weather

• She is an amazing cook

• She is very graceful

Poll

Where would you say that that you could improve your studies the most?

• Better assignmets/presentations from the teacher

• More focused studies from myself at home

• More work done in school

• Better focus from my part during the presentations

Poll

I feel well prepared for this

• Not at all

• A fair bit

• Mostly

• Totally