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Test taking strategies

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 45mins

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1. When you're writing an essay for a test, what should you do first?

Make a brief outline.

Leave the essay for last.

Write your thoughts as they come to you.

Read through it for punctuation and grammar errors.

2. When is the best time to start to study for a test?

In the bus on the way to school

Daily, starting a week before the test

The night before the test

Skip breakfast and study then.

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

Don't move until you answer it.

Take a guess and keep going

Mark it and come back to it.

Write a list of facts that you do know.

4. When you come to a multiple choice question you don't know the answer to, what can you do first?

Organize your thoughts in a list.

Take a guess and move on.

Double check all your answers.

Cross off the choices you know are wrong.

5. If there are reading passages on a test, it's a good idea to --->

Organize your thoughts in a list.

Read the passages first.

Read the questions before the passages.

Highlight the main idea.

6. Why should you eat breakfast on test day?

So you will not have to study.

So you can think clearly.

So you will know all the answers.

So you will not be nervous.

7. What should you do if you don't understand the test directions?

Ask the teacher to explain them to you.

Guess at what they mean and get started.

Re-read them six times.

Put your head down.

8. Why do your need to pace yourself during the test?

So you answer only the questions you know.

So you finish the whole test.

So you can finish the test before your classmates.

So you remember to write your name on the test.

8. Why do your need to pace yourself during the test?

So you answer only the questions you know.

So you finish the whole test.

So you can finish the test before your classmates.

So you remember to write your name on the test.

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9. What does it mean to prioritize?

Answer the hard questions first.

Write the essay first.

Read the passages before the questions.

Answer the easy questions first.

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10. In a true/false question, every part of the statement must be true for the answer to be true.

True

False

12.

This word means important

imply

significance

13.

This word means difference

contribute

contrast

14.

This word means strongly suggest the truth

Infer

Imply

15.

This word means make known to others

reveal

support

16.

This word means conclude from evidence

influenced

infer

17.

This word means a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause

contribute

effect

18.

This word means give assistance to

statement

support

19.

This word means expression of an idea

statement

support

20.

^{This word means}^{in order to help achieve or provide something}

contribute

contrast

21.

If you don't know the solution but are given 4 possible answers, what is a good strategy?

Guess as well as you can.

Don't answer the question.

Plug in the given solutions and see which one works.

Phone a friend.

22.

What is the best way to prepare yourself for success during the week of testing?

Study as long as it takes.

Stay up watching movies to relax the night before.

Wake up early and skip breakfast so you can study a bit more.

Get a good night of rest (at least 8 hours) and eat a good breakfast each morning.

23.

What is the probability (as a percentage) of randomly guessing the correct answer out of 4 possible choices?

30%

50%

25%

10%

24.

Which is the best strategy for managing your time while taking the test?

Answer all of the questions you know but skip questions you are unsure of, marking them to make sure you review them later.

Complete each question in order whether you are sure of the answer or not.

Give yourself a time limit on each question and guess if your time runs out.

Try to get your teacher to give you hints on the questions you don't know.

25.

What is the advantage of finishing early?

You can read a book as soon as you finish.

You can take a nap as soon as you finish.

You can go outside and talk to your friends that are finished as soon as you are done.

There is no advantage. It only causes you to have to sit quietly for a longer period of time. You aren't allowed to read, sleep, or talk if you finish early.

26.

What is another good strategy for choosing the correct solution to problems you are unsure of?

Think critically and try to eliminate solutions that don't make sense (are too much, too little, or have signs (+/-) that don't make sense).

Ask your teacher.

Subtly ask the person next to you.

Always choose "C" if you don't know the answer.

27.

If you are able to eliminate 2 of 4 possible solutions because they don't make sense, by how much have your chances increased of selecting the correct solution?

They have increased by 50%.

They are the same.

They have tripled.

They have doubled.

28.

If you are asked to describe something, you must----.

compare and contrast

draw a conclusion

give details about it

analyze evidence

29.

A book critic writes about a new novel.

identifies

evaluates

justifies

develops

30.

A stockbroker wants to buy stocks that will increase in value. She makes stock choices based on _____she makes.

descriptions

identifications

developments

predictions

31.

When you are asked to compare and contrast, you must____

tell how two things are alike and different

provide an outline

justify your stance

develop a thesis statement

32.

How is an outline like a summary?

Both are based on inferences.

Both rely on comparing and contrasting.

Both briefly tell just the main points.

Both require that you justify your opinion.

33.

When you infer, you always____.

draw a conclusion based on facts

justify your stance

identify the main idea

create a summary

34.

When a test question asks you to develop an idea, you should____.

evaluate an argument

make long-term predictions

compare and contrast its parts

explain the parts of it in detail

35.

In order to justify your stance, you must____.

develop an idea

provide evidence

make a prediction

evaluate an argument

36.

Identify the statement that is false.

Not everyone celebrates Christmas.

Independence Day is on June 4.

Pine trees stay green year round.

The United States lies above the equator.

37.

You are writing about the plight of polar bears due to climate change. Which is not a piece of evidence you would use?

figures about the decline of ice in the Artic Circle

a graph of rising temperatures in the Arctic

the overall size of the Arctic Circle

facts about the decreasing number of polar bear cubs

38.

What does describe mean?

explain

relate to personal experience

give an account in an open-ended response in which all important details are addressed

give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events

39.

What does it mean for an idea to develop?

create

build a community of homes in close proximity

grow and become more mature

continue

40.

The teacher evaluated Henry's essay using the rubric.

Which word would best replace the word in blue?

neglect

graded

liked

assess

41.

When a jury comes to a conclusion, they have..

read through all of the paperwork in its entirity

stopped at a red light in an intersection

gotten to the end

determine something based on information and reasoning

42.

If I am comparing two different cars, what am I doing?

Telling how the cars are similar

Telling how the cars are different

Telling how the cars are similar yet different

Breaking into the dealership at night wearing a pair of Jordans and fleeing to Mexico with both cars.

43.

To justify your answer means to..

back it up with evidence to support your claim

explain it thoroughly

explain why all of the other answers are incorrect

evaluate

44.

If Julie predicts the outcome of the presidential election, she is...

someone who is just like 'The Long Island Medium'

accurately tell what is going to happen

making an educated guess about the future

explain the future

45.

What does interpret mean?

explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)

explain the origin of (information, words, or actions)

decide which answer is valid

create a new rap song titled 'Dairy King'

46.

Inferring means..

context clues used to make an educated guess

trying really hard to win a minion stuffed animal from a claw machine and getting mad when another kid gets it on their first try

making an educated guess using context clues

guessing

47.

Define identify.

a driver's license that says you are actually a 65 year old organ donor

establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.

describe something using enough detail for your audience to comprehend

explain why one thing is different from another

48.

How much time should you spend on a test?

As little as possible

All the time allowed

Take a long time and hope it is extended

None

49.

Where can you usually find the main idea of the reading passage?

At the end

In the first two paragraphs

In the last paragraph

In the first sentence

50.

When taking a multiple choice exam, answers to previous questions might help you answer questions that come later.

True

False

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Test taking strategies

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 45mins

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