If you do not know the answer to a question, you should____.

eliminate bad choices, then guess from remaining choices

ask the teacher to tell you the answer

Before answering questions, I should highlight clues and keywords in the question/answer choices?

Yes, because it will help lead me to the right answer.

No, because you because it's a waste of time.

Before reading the passage, it is important to ___________________?

Try to determine if it is Fiction or Non-Fiction

Look at any pictures and think about what the story may be about

The Plug It In, Plug It In strategy refers to...

Once you have chosen your answer, plug it in and make sure that it makes sense! (this works really well with vocabulary questions).

If I see a gray box in the directions

I should ALWAYS read it because it contains important information for how to answer the question

It means I don't have to re-read

In math, how can you check your answer?

Ask yourself "Does this makes sense".

In Reading/ELA, when the question asks you to go back into the passage and look at a certain word, you should....

go back and re-read the section

answer based on what you know about that word

If you run across a difficult test item, a recommended strategy is to

skip hard or confusing questions and go back later to answer them

shout at your teacher across the room that you "don't get it"

Test Taking Tips ELA

Quiz

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English

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.8.10, RI.7.3, RI. 9-10.2

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Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What should you do before a big test?

Eat tons of junk food!

Get a full nights rest and eat a healthy breakfast.

Have a party.

Pull an all nighter.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What part of the passages should you read closely?

Just the paragraph the question asks about.

None of it.

All of it.

Just skim it.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How many of the answer choices should you read on each question?

All of them

Skim until you see a correct one

the first and last one

Just guess

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

When marking a question for review, you should eliminate 1-2 answer choices.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What answers should you eliminate?

Obviously wrong answers

Choices that are partly wrong

Answers that are correct but don't answer the question

All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Where can you usually find the main idea of the reading passage?

At the end

In the first two paragraphs

In the last paragraph

In the first sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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What should you do before a big test?

What part of the passages should you read closely?

How many of the answer choices should you read on each question?

When marking a question for review, you should eliminate 1-2 answer choices.

What answers should you eliminate?

Where can you usually find the main idea of the reading passage?

During the test, I should:

If you do not know the answer to a question, you should____.

True or False
I don't need to read the whole passage. I can go directly to the questions and skim the passage to save time.

Continually ___________ the text will help you stay alert and interested in what you are reading.

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Where can you usually find the main idea of the reading passage?

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