English Test Taking Strategies

It's important that I ________________________. 

• give my best effort and keep a good attitude.

• get overwhelmed and give up. 

• rush through my test and not care about my answers. 

• All of the above. 

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

• Stare into space

• Pick your nose

• Give up

• Try to elminate a wrong answer

For multiple choice questions, I should _________________________. 

• Choose the first answer that sounds right to me. 

• Read all the answer choices before picking one. 

• Say "eeny  meeny miney moe" to pick an answer.

• Ask my friend to help me.

While I'm taking the test, I should remember to ________________________________. 

• talk to my neighbor. 

• make lots of noise. 

• take my time but not to spend too much time on any one question.

• All of the above.

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.

• False

• True

On the day of the test, I should...

• eat a good breakfast.

• sleep in and be late to school.

• skip breakfast.

• skip school.

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.

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

True or False
It is ok to take short "brain-breaks" during my test session.

• True

• False

The night before my big test, I should...

• stay up extra late.

• Argue with my sister.

• go to bed early.

• eat lots of junk food.