Metacognitive Thinking Quiz (6th Grade)

Maria is reading a science article but realizes she doesn’t understand what she just read. What is the BEST metacognitive strategy she should use?

• Keep reading without stopping

• Go back and reread the paragraph

• Skip to the end of the article

• Ask a friend to just give her the answers

Before starting a math test, David says to himself. 'I should answer the easy questions first and save the hard ones for last.' What skill is he using?

• Planning

• Guessing

• Evaluating

• Ignoring

During group work, Jasmine notices she is getting distracted. What should she do to self-monitor?

• Stop working and start talking

• Remind herself to focus and write down her task

• Pretend to listen but not do anything

• Wait until the teacher reminds her

Eli reads a story and stops to ask, 'Does this part make sense to me?' This is an example of:

• Self-monitoring

• Daydreaming

• Memorizing

• Planning only

Lila finishes her writing assignment. She rereads it and asks, 'Did I include a strong conclusion?' What stage of metacognition is this?

• Planning

• Monitoring

• Evaluating

• Forgetting

Marcus has a big project due in two weeks. Which plan shows good metacognitive thinking?

• Wait until the night before to start

• Break the project into smaller tasks each day

• Ignore the project until the teacher reminds him

• Copy a friend’s project

You are solving a tough math word problem. What is the BEST metacognitive question to ask yourself?

• 'What is my teacher’s favorite color?'

• 'Do I know what the problem is asking?'

• 'How fast can I finish this without checking?'

• 'Can I skip and hope it goes away?'

After a test, Sara thinks: 'Next time I'll study my vocabulary words earlier.' She is:

• Planning for improvement

• Giving up

• Avoiding studying

• Daydreaming

When you stop in the middle of reading and summarize the main idea in your own words, you are:

• Planning

• Monitoring

• Evaluating

• Wasiting time

Carlos finishes a class project and compares it Abbey to see if he met all requirements. What strategy is he using?

• Monitoring

• Evaluating

• Planning

• Ignoring