Test Taking Skills

I will feel confident about taking the test if...

• I am paying attention and on task.

• I am playing and goofing off.

• I talk to my friends while the teacher is teaching.

I will feel in control on test day if...

• Go to bed early and get plenty of rest.

• I stay up late watching my favorite show.

• Play on my tablet in bed all night.

I will feel in control the morning of the test if...

• I don't eat breakfast.

• I eat chips and a chocolate bar for breakfast.

• I eat a healthy breakfast.

I will feel confident on test if....

• I come to school some of the time.

• I come to school everyday.

• I don't come to school at all.

When answering a test question you should...

• Take a wild guess.

• Eliminate the obviously wrong answers first.

• Do eeny meeny miny mo.

It is best to...

• Worry about getting all of the answers wrong.

• Be stressed out about the test.

• Relax and take a deep breath before the test.

Pacing your self on the test means...

• Go as fast as you can and lay your head down.

• Go not too fast and not too slow.

• Go as slow as you can.

• All of the above.

When answering questions about a passage, it is best to...

• Read the whole passage first and then answer the questions.

• Guess the answer based on the title of the passage.

• Read the questions first and then read the passage.

If a question is complicated and takes a lot of time to answer you should...

• Just bubble any thing.

• Skip it and go back to it before time runs out.

• Skip it and leave it blank.

If I have no clue what the answer is I can...

• Look on my friends test.

• None of the answer choices.

• Bubble in the letter C for every answer I don't know.

• Eliminate obviously wrong answers and make an educated guess.