What should you do the night before testing?

Go to bed early and get a goodnight sleep

What are you allowed to do after you complete your test?

Sit quietly, put your head down.

What should you do with your cell phone once you enter your testing room?

Argue about why you have to turn it in

What should you do if you miss a class?

Ask your teacher what you missed

Laugh at your friends for going

don't bother going the rest of the week

What strategy would be best to help prepare for a math test?

Jot down formulas and rules on flash cards

What is the best way to set up a flash card?

writing the question on 1 side and the answer on the other side

buy the most glittery cards you can find

Write the question and answer on the same side

What should you do before you start your test

get in a fight with our girl/ boy friend

How do you manage stress before a test

list all the things that could possibly go wrong

Which of the following is NOT a multiple choice test strategy

eliminate answers that you know are incorrect

if you get stuck on a questions move on and come back to it later

Which questions should you answer first?

whichever question you select at random

What should you do to prep for a test

try to memorize everything the night before

What is the first thing you should do when taking the test?

write "I love ELA" on the cover

Once you've read the multiple choice questions, before reading the story, what should you do next?

highlight important lines in passage that come up in questions

ask your teacher for the answers

After using the multiple choice questions to highlight key lines in the passage, what should you do?

create a pretty pattern on your scantron page

When answering the multiple choice questions, which of the following is NOT a good strategy?

picking a random answer and praying for the best

reviewing the lines the question is asking about

crossing out questions you know do not make sense

underline key words in the question

When answering short response questions, you should still read the questions before the story. What strategy should you NOT use to help you answer them?

highlight important lines in the story

write TEEEES down the side to remind you of the format

write key words from the questions at the top of your story

If you do not know the answer to you multiple choice question, you should NOT...

eliminate the ones you think are wrong

When you've tried your best on the short response, but the story was really tough and you don't get the question, you should...

find key words from the question in the passage and copy them

write about how the question makes no sense to you

All of you are capable of

being an amazing student who aces the test

being the student who improves dramatically from last year's test

Which of these should you do THE MORNING of STAAR?

Eat a healthy, good- sized breakfast

Make sure to stop by Starbucks and get a venti frappuchino

Put your favorite ringtone on your phone, so when it rings, everyone will know your phone is coolest.

When you get to class the morning of STAAR, you can expect...

Posters/ Anchor charts to be covered up or taken down.

That you'll need to be quieter than normal.

More people in our hall than usual

What supplies do you need for STAAR?

A jacket (in case you get cold)

What is the 3 Read Strategy?

You skim the passage, then read and jot notes. The third read is where you read Q & As and go back to re-read the passage for the answer.

You read the passage really fast 3 times and answer questions.

Read the question 3 times then answer it.

Why is it important to read passages more than 1 time?

Because it helps you remember what you've read.

Because then I can read it in funny voices

What do you do if you're stuck on a question?

Try to find the correct answer (give yourself time), and if you still can't figure it out, skip it and come back at the end.

Keep working until you find the answer.

Skip and forget to go back to it.

What do you do if you think 2 answers look right?

If it is a math question, try to solve the problem again - check for any errors you may have made.

If it is a reading test, remember - GOLDILOCKS - not too much, not too little

Do "eeny meeny meiny mo" until you find the correct answer

When asked to find the meaning of a word or phrase, I should...

Go back to the text, read around the word or phrase, and plug a response in

Read all the answer choices carefully

Look at each answer choice and see which one makes the most sense

When I find myself overthinking a question, "Well, this could be right if..." I should...

use the text and not bring in personal experience

consider this option because I think they are trying to trick me

I am feeling stressed and confused on a question. I should...choose all that apply

skip it and write the number on my scratch paper to come back to

The teacher just called five minutes remaining, and I am not done. I need to...

choose an answer choice and bubble in any blanks making sure I have chosen multiple guesses if there are any multi-select answers

just choose C and bubble in any blanks

finish the one I am on and then breathe deep because there is nothing more I can do

How should I bubble in? Choose all that apply...

when checking, bubble in darker for permanent answers

Bubble in dark enough so it can be seen but light enough so it can be erased

That bubble should be dark as night. Bear down hard!

I'm checking my answers, and I get a feeling I should change one. I should...

Leave it unless I am 100% sure with evidence.

change it. Go with the feeling.

Narrow it down to the two best then do eenie-meeni-minee-moh

When asked about a main idea or summary, I should...choose all that apply

think of my own main idea first starting with the topic and thinking of the big idea

look at choices with good supporting details

go back to the text and choose the most impactful line of text

When reading the question I should...choose all that apply.

scan the question and pay more attention to the answers

The night before the test I should...choose all that apply

picture myself staying focused and rocking the test

study for three or hours or more

Things I should bring with me into the testing room...choose all that apply.

a light jacket in case I am cold

a vision or myself meeting and going past my goal

something to do for when I am done testing

Before time is called, and when I am done, I can...

begin to justify my answers by starting with any ones I skipped first, then reread the texts

close my book and relax a bit because that is what the teacher directions said

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you bring with you the day of testing?

A blanket and pillow

pencil, book, eraser

lunch that needs to be microwaved

Takis

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When you come to a question for which you don't know the answer, what should you do?

Don't move until you answer it.

Take a guess and keep going

Mark it and come back to it.

Write a list of facts that you do know.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When you come to a multiple choice question you don't know the answer to, what can you do first?

Organize your thoughts in a list.

Take a guess and move on.

Double check all your answers.

Cross off the choices you know are wrong.

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CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.4C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why should you eat breakfast on test day?

So you will not have to study.

So you can think clearly.

So you will know all the answers.

So you will not be nervous.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you do if you don't understand the test directions?

Ask the teacher to explain them to you.

Guess at what they mean and get started.

Re-read them six times.

Put your head down.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do your need to pace yourself during the test?

So you answer only the questions you know.

So you finish the whole test.

So you can finish the test before your classmates.

So you remember to write your name on the test.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF 4.3.A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean to prioritize?

Answer the hard questions first.

Write the essay first.

Read the passages before the questions.

Answer the easy questions first.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

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Testing Strategies

What should you bring with you the day of testing?

When you come to a question for which you don't know the answer, what should you do?

When you come to a multiple choice question you don't know the answer to, what can you do first?

Why should you eat breakfast on test day?

What should you do if you don't understand the test directions?

Why do your need to pace yourself during the test?

What does it mean to prioritize?

What should you do the night before testing?

What are you allowed to do after you complete your test?

What can the teacher help you with during the test?

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