Strategies for STAAR

In order to be well rested, the day before,...

• go to bed early

• watch a movie until late

• play with your phone in bed

• hang out with friends until late

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

In order to perform your best, you must...

• have a good breakfast

• do not eat anything that day

• do not eat until the test is over.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which is the correct strategy?

• Do calculations in your head

• Show your work on scratch paper

• Peek at other students laptop

In a multiple choice question, what do you have to do if you have used all your strategies and still do not know the answer?

• Guess

• Leave it blank

• Ask the person to your right

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

In a multiple choice question, if you do not know the answer...

• choose one at random

• discard the options which are obviously wrong and pick one of the others.

• Leave it blank

Tags

CCSS.HSN.Q.A.1

When should I guess in a multiple choice question?

• When I do not the answer, despite having tried.

• Always

• Never

• On Tuesdays

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Once you have come with a result...

• Check if your answer makes sense

• Answer the problem without giving more thought to it

• Check if the person next to you has the same result

Tags

CCSS.HSN.CN.A.2

When solving word problems...

• always apply CUBES

• Read just the beginning

• Don't use scratch paper

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

The night before the test...

• charge your Chromebook fully

• Do not charge your Chromebook

If you do not know how to do a problem...

• Flag it and move to the next one.

• Do not go on until you answer it.