Palomino test taking strategies review

Preview the test by skimming the questions.

• Yassss.

• No. Just no.

Correct answer choices will rarely have new information included in the multiple choices.

• True.

• False. Don't fall for it!

After you read the question, you should predict the answer before reading the choices.

• Yasss.

• Nope. Just no.

You should cover up the answer choice options so that you are focused only on the question stem before looking at the answer choices.

• Yes.

• No.

During the test, I should: 

• try hard to copy answers off of my friend.

• tell my teacher that I don't really feel like taking a test today.

• make lots of noise.

• stay calm and give my best effort.

If you don't know the answer to a question, you should: 

• stare into space

• pick your nose

• give up, who cares anyways

• try to eliminate a wrong choices

During the test, I should....

• not answer any questions that are hard for me.

• pick choice A for all the questions.

• try to answer every question and make my best guesses.

• all of the above.

When I see a long reading passage on my test, I might try...

• reading the questions before reading the passage.

• skipping it and not answering the questions because they're too hard.

• skip the passage and move onto the next passage.

When the test directions are being read aloud, I should...

• not listen carefully.

• talk to everyone.

• listen carefully.

If I finish my test quickly, I will probably...

• get a very high score.

• score well.

• not do as well as others who take their time.