Testing Strategies

How do you feel about state testing?

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What goes in the blank to complete the sentence?

It might be tough, but you can do it! A ______________ attitude can go a long way.

• pitiful

• negative

• positive

• terrible

If you feel nervous, relax your mind. Which things can you do to relax your mind?

• Stretch your legs at your desk

• Take a deep breath

• Think about something that makes you happy

• Put your head down and quit trying

Complete the sentence...

Don't worry about others! Focus JUST on ____________. Don't worry if others finish before you.

• your teacher

• yourself

• your neighbor

• your game

Fill in the blank with the correct strategy.

____________ on the question you are doing. Try not to daydream or goof off.

• Skip

• FOCUS

• Guess

• Concentrate

What can you do to prepare your body and mind before a big test?

• Get a good night's sleep

• stay up really late

• Eat a healthy breakfast

• be on time to school

When you come to directions on the test, you should _____________.

• skip them

• skim them

• glance over them

• read them carefully

If you don't know the answer to a question and you have thought about it carefully, you should ____________.

• quit trying and put your head down

• make the best guess possible

• whine about it

• leave it blank

Before reading a passage, you should ______________.

• read the question(s) first

• decide not to read the passage at all

• whine about having to read it

• just guess the answer to the question

After you have written your TDA response, you should ____________.

• click submit

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