Test Strategies

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

• answer the questions

• start reading the passage

• highlight important lines in passage that come up in questions

• ask your teacher for the answers

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

• read the passage thoroughly

• answer the questions

• create a pretty pattern on your scantron page

• move on to the next story

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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

• copy random parts of 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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

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Similar to a short response, what important strategy should you use when working on an extended response?

• write TEEEES down the side

• use the process of elimination, crossing out wrong answers

• create an elaborate drawing of what you picture for the story

• read the question and write key phrases at the top of the story to help direct your reading

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

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When writing your response for an extended response, what is the minimum length it should be?

• 1 paragraph

• 2 paragraphs

• 3 paragraphs

• 4 paragraphs

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...

• skip it

• copy the question on the lines

• write about how the question makes no sense to you

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

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You should spend time answering difficult questions no matter how long it takes?

• True

• False

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3. 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.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

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9. 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.

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You must review your answers before submitting your test.

• true
• false