Test Taking Strategies

Name the strategy!!
"I think I know the answer but I will return to the text to find evidence that supports my chosen answer"

• Process of Elimination
• Highlighting key words
• annotating
• text evidence

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

Name that strategy!!!
Question #1 - Who was the sage in the story Bobo's Star. 
I am going to highlight the words "sage" and "Bobo's Star"

• returning to the text for evidence
• process of elimination
• identifying key words in the question
• identifying key words in the choices

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

Name that strategy!!!
Question #2 - All of the following are true about Will except:
"Oh....I will circle "Will" and the circle "except"

• returning to the text for evidence
• close my eyes and guess
• annotate
• identifying key words in the question that might be tricky

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

Name that strategy
The question asked me about setting and it gave me a page number.  I think I know the answer from memory.....
What should the test taker do?

• go with their answer they remember becuase they studied
• go back to the text anyway to prove the answer

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

Name that strategy!!
After reading the test questions,  cover the choices.  I then reread the question and think about MY answer before reading the test choices

• Process of elimination
  
• guessing
• giving myself time to think about my knowledge/understanding
• getting myself confused

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

Name the strategy!!!!
After reading the question, and returning to the text, I have four choices to choose from.  I go through them carefully and cross out the choices that I am not considering. 

• annotating
• process of elimination
• returning to the text
• identifying key words

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

Name that strategy.
I read the question carefully and I eliminated 2 out of the 4 choices.  I can't figure out what choice to go with.....
What should the test do?

• choose an answer with their eyes closed
• cheat and look at a neighbor's paper
• read each choice carefully making sure EVERY word is correct
• choose the one with more words in it

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

Name that strategy!!!
I am really unsure of an answer.  I spent a good amount of time on one question and I have 10 more to go.  What should the test taker do?

• answer the question anyway
• cross out choices that you know it is not and star the question to return to later
• leave it blank and hope the teacher doesn't notice
• choose two answers

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

Name that Strategy!!
I am feeling overwhelmed by the test!!!  When should I give myself a mini break?

• Right at the start of the test
• Midway when I am between questions
• Right in the middle of answering a question

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

Name that strategy!!!
There is 10 mins left during the test!!  I just completed answering all the questions.
What should I do?

• hand in my test and be proud that I am the first one to be done
• Start to change answers because I have too many "B" choices on my scantron
  
• review the entire test and revisit the questions that were tricky
• put my head down on the desk and sleep.
  zzzzzZZZZZ

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10