Test Prep Strategies

Which answer choice contains a good test-taking practice?

• Take the test as fast as possible

• Stay up all night to play Minecraft

• Eliminate answers you know are wrong.

• Just guess on all of the questions.

What is one thing you should NOT do while taking the ACT?

• Read the questions carefully

• Consider parts of speech while reading

• Get plenty of rest the night before

• Leave answers blank

When you must guess, you should...

• Chose to never guess on the ACT

• Chose to leave the answer choice blank

• Chose the answer choice you understand the best

• Chose the unique answer choice

Which of the following is NOT an important step in test preparation?

• create a study plan and schedule

• create learning aides

• staying up all night studying

• use your test time wisely

Before taking the test you should

• Eat a huge meal

• Get a good nights sleep

• Show up to your testing location as the bell is ringing

• stay up late

What should you do the night before the STAAR English 2 Benchmark?

• Stay up all night long

• Study for the STAAR

• Get a good night's rest

• Watch The Voice

When guessing the answers on the ACT, you should ...

• Spend all of your time on the questions you don't know

• Chose the more formal answer

• Chose the answer that contains foreign words

• Chose the first answer listed

Make sure that you...

• Read the questions carefully

• Only read the text, not the questions

• Skim through the answer choices

• Only the first paragraph carefully

Before choosing your "final answer" on any multiple choice test, how many answer choices should you look at?

• I can stop when I find one that could be right

• It depends on the question

• Only the longest answer - it's always right

• Always read all answer choices

If you come across a really hard question, what should you do?

• Spend up to 30 minutes on that question right then - it doesn't matter if you end up not finishing the test

• Use process of elimination to narrow down answers

• Skip it and come back later (making sure to skip that number on your answer document)

• Use dictionaries, context, and other strategies and tools