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Helpful Test Taking Tips

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sanders ran for 22 minutes. Her friend Gabe , who was a very fast runner, ran for 7 minutes longer than her. Helen, Gabe’s sister, ran for 2 more minutes than Helen. How long did Helen run?


This question has a lot of extra information listed that you don’t need to find the answer. Which Test Taking tip should you use?

a)

Be Prepared

b)

Jail the Detail

c)

Plug it in

d)

Reframe your thinking

2.

David gets stuck on a difficult question. He has no idea what the answer is, so he just stares at the question for about 5 minutes hoping the answer might come to him. Which test taking skill does he need to use?

a)

Plug It In

b)

No Fear

c)

Check It Out

d)

Pace Yourself

3.

Kelly is really tired because she stayed up late playing computer games. Now it is time to take the test and she can barely keep her eyes open. What test taking skill should she have used?

a)

Be Prepared

b)

No Fear

c)

Plug It In

d)

Reframe Your Thinking

4.

Jordan had a splendid idea to make slime for her cousin's birthday.

What is the meaning of the word splendid?

a. to make slime

b. to have a great idea

c. very good or excellent

On this question, Tyler remembers a time when he made slime so he decides that a is the best answer for this question since the sentence is all about making slime. What test taking strategy should he have tried?

a)

Stash the Trash

b)

Pace Yourself

c)

Plug It In

d)

Be Prepared

5.

Megan made a bad grade on her Spelling test. She is feeling really upset and thinks there is no way she can do well on her MAP Test. She decides she is not smart enough and isn’t going to even try. What test taking skill does she need to use?

a)

Be Prepared

b)

Reframe Your Thinking

c)

Pace Yourself

d)

Check It Out

6.

Marcus is used to making A’s on all his tests. But he is afraid he may not get a perfect score on the MAP test. Which Test Taking Tip would help him ?

a)

Jail the Detail

b)

Stash the Trash

c)

Plug it In

d)

No Fear

7.

Steven chooses and answer for one of the test question without reading all the choices. He is about to go onto the next question when he stops and decides to use which testing tip?

a)

Be Prepared

b)

Check It Out

c)

No Fear

d)

Jail the Detail

8.

What Test Taking Tip does this picture represent?

a)

No Fear

b)

Be Prepared

c)

Reframe your Thinking

d)

Stash the Trash

9.

When you Stash the Trash, you _________________________.

a)

Circle key information in the question.

b)

Try your best.

c)

Cross out answers you know are wrong.

d)

Eat a good breakfast and throw away candy.

10.

To pace yourself means to ________________________.

a)

Take your time

b)

Don't Rush

c)

Don't spend too much time on one question.

d)

All of the above

11.

If you use positive self talk and tell yourself you can do this, you are __________________________________

a)

Reframing your thinking

b)

Plugging in

c)

Pacing yourself

d)

Stashing the Trash

12.

If you have a fill in the blank question, and you decide to try every answer in that blank until you find the one that fits, you are using which Tip?

a)

Stash the Trash

b)

Jail the Detail

c)

Pace yourself

d)

Plug it in