Test-Taking Strategies - 5/2

While testing, before choosing a definite answer, you should:

• choose the first answer that sounds good

• read all of your answer choices carefully

• flip a coin

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On the FAST test, you should:

• ANALYZE the questions before choosing your answers

• Be able to JUSTIFY your answers with evidence from the text

• Both

Answer True or False.

Eating a good breakfast is not that important on testing days.

• true

• false

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Answer True or False.

You may not be in possession of a cell phone, smart watch, earbuds, or any other type of electronic device during the FAST test.

• true

• false

Answer True or False.

You are NOT allowed to keep ANY of the materials that are distributed to you (testing ticket, scratch paper, pencil, etc.)

• true

• false

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How many questions should you leave blank?

• All of them

• Just the ones I don't know
• None of them

• The last one

When you come to a question for which you don't know the answer, what should you do?

• Don't move on until you answer it.

• Take a guess and keep going
• Mark it and come back to it.

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Before answering questions, I should highlight clues and keywords in the questions?

• Yes, because it will help lead me to the right answer.
• No, because you because it's a waste of time.

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What strategy helps your chance at getting the question correct?

• Making a best guess.

• Crossing out answers you're sure are wrong.

• Flagging the question for later.

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What's the best way to understand a how to find the correct answer?

• By reading the entire question.

• By reading all of the answer options.

• By skimming the question.

• By reading the entire question and all of the answer options.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

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