Test Taking Strategies

Look for key words like.....

• all

• different

• none

• except

• always

You should read directions

• Quickly

• Last

• Carefully

• Never

If you get stuck on a question, you should

• Stop!!!

• Spend a lot of time figuring it out.

• Forget about it and move on.

• Flag it, skip it, and come back to it!

• Freak out!!!

You should always choose the ____________ answer.

• correct

• best

• wrong

• most interesting

The hardest part of the test is at the

• beginning.

• middle.

• end.

What should you do before the test?

• Stay up all night studying.

• Stay up all night playing video games

• Eat a HUGE breakfast

• Eat a healthy breakfast and arrive to school on time.

Faster = Smarter

• True

• False

In math, how can you check your answer?

• Plug in your answer

• Use inverse operations

• Guess

• Ask yourself "Does this makes sense".

In Reading/ELA, when the question asks you to go back into the passage and look at a certain word, you should....

• answer based on what you know about that word

• go back and re-read the section

Which tools should you use during the test?

• highlighter tool

• strike through tool

• graph paper

• flag

• blank paper