Testing Tips

Before you answer a question you should

• PANIC

• Read ALL the answer choices

• Circle all the answers

• Try answering without reading the question

What is one thing to NOT do when taking the tests?

• Spend lots of time on one hard question

• Work on the easiest questions first

• Read the directions carefully

• Keep your focus on your own test not on others

Which of the following is NOT a good strategy to use on your ELA test?

• Read the last paragraph of the reading first

• Skim through the entire reading and guess the answers

• Use hints from the answers

• Look for clues in other questoins

TRUE OR FALSE: On your ELA test, look over the questions BEFORE you read the passage

• TRUE

• FALSE

On your math test, what should you do if the answer you get on your scratch paper doesn't match any of the choices?

• Reread the problem

• Recopy the numbers

• Try solving the problem again

• All of the above

TRUE or FALSE: Your first choice/guess is usually correct

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: Do not move on from a question even if you don't know how to do it

• True

• False

What should you do about questions you do not know the answer to?

• Stay on that question until you finally figure it out

• Ask a neighbor

• Cry

• Flag the question, move on, and come back to it later

TRUE or FALSE: Don't force an answer- if you dont know the answer make an educated guess

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: If you don't know the answer to a multiple choice question just leave it blank.

• TRUE- You don't want to loose points!

• FALSE- You WONT loose points for a wrong answer!