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Test Taking Strategies

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What might be a good bedtime the night before your test?
a)
6:00 pm
b)
8:00 pm
c)
11:00 pm
d)
1:00 am
2.
Cross out answers you know:
a)

are incorrect

b)

are correct

3.
Should you ever skip a problem that is too difficult and come back to it later?
a)
yes
b)
no
4.
Is it okay to make a guess if you just can't decide which one of the answers is correct?
a)
yes
b)
no
5.
In a math problem, "all together" usually means you should:
a)
subtract
b)
multiply
c)
divide
d)
add
6.
Which should you do before reading a long reading passage?
a)
read the questions at the end of the passage
b)
circle any proper nouns
c)
read the title and try to figure out the main idea from it
d)
look around to see how other classmates are doing
7.
Retelling the main points of a long reading passage (in your head) is called:
a)
the main idea
b)
summarizing
c)
supporting details
d)
daydreaming
8.
In a math problem, "how many more" usually means you should:
a)
add
b)
multiply
c)
subtract 
d)
divide
9.
Why is it important to double-check your work?
a)
so you can spend more time on your test
b)
so you can do the problems twice and feel more frustrated
c)
so you can brag about it later
d)
so you can catch careless mistakes
10.
You should always:
a)
stop doing the test when it gets tricky
b)
leave questions blank if you don't know the answer
c)
lose sleep and have an empty stomach before the test
d)
try your best, even if it's hard
11.

On the day of the test, I should...

a)

eat a good breakfast.

b)

sleep in and be late to school.

c)

skip breakfast.

d)

skip school.

12.

For multiple choice questions, I should...

a)

choose the first answer that sounds right to me.

b)

read all the answer choices before picking one.

c)

say, "eeny meeny miney moe" to pick an answer.

d)

ask a friend to help me.

13.

Teachers are allowed to help students during big tests.

a)

True

b)

False

14.
True or False
It is ok to take short "brain-breaks" during my test session.
a)
True
b)
False
15.

How many hours of sleep should you get the night before a test?

a)

6 - 7

b)

8 - 10

c)

10 - 12

d)

none of the above

16.

What should you do if a question is causing you stress and taking too long?

a)

Continue trying your best and use all of your time on it.

b)

Flag the question and come back to it if you have extra time at the end of the test.

c)

Use the strike out tool to narrow it down to the two best answers and continue looking back into the text.

d)

Make the best guess.

17.
Experiencing test anxiety 
a)
is not something most people do.
b)
is normal.
c)
only happens during final exams.
d)
none of the above
18.

What is a term?

a)

parts of an expression separated by multiplication

b)

parts of an expression separated by addition or subtraction

c)

parts of an expression with variables

d)

parts of an expression with variables, numbers and operations

19.

What is a constant?

a)

a variable without a coefficient

b)

a number without a variable

c)

the numerical factor of a variable term

d)

the noise by the fan in our classroom

20.
A variable is:
a)
a letter that represents a number
b)
a math problem
c)
21.

What is a coefficient?

a)

term without a variable

b)

terms with the same variable raised to the same power

c)

the number in front of a variable

d)

the variable factor of a numerical term

22.

Represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts.

a)

numerator

b)

fraction

c)

dividend

d)

equivalent

23.
The average of a set of numbers.
a)
Mode
b)
Mean
c)
Median
d)
Mean Absolute Deveation (MAD)
24.
The number that appears the most in a set of numbers. 
a)
Median
b)
Mean
c)
Mode
d)
Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)
25.
When you place the numbers in smallest to greatest and find the number in the middle.
a)
Rational number
b)
Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)
c)
Median
d)
Irrational Number
26.
The distance across a circle is...
a)
radius
b)
diameter
c)
circumference 
d)
area
27.

The difference between the greatest and least values in a data set:

a)

Mode

b)

Mean

c)

Range

28.
The answer to a multiplication problem is called ___________
a)
Product
b)
Quotient
c)
Factor
d)
Sum
29.
The answer to a division problem
a)
Remainder
b)
Quotient
c)
Dividend
d)
Divisor
30.

The distance around a circle is...

a)

radius

b)

diameter

c)

circumference

d)

area

31.

The distance from the center of a circle to any point on the circle...

a)

radius

b)

diameter

c)

circumference

d)

area

32.
Two angles that add up to be 180 degrees
a)
vertical
b)
congruent
c)
complementary
d)
supplementary
33.

A fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator.....

a)

Proper fraction

b)

Improper Fraction

c)

Mixed number

d)

Percent

34.

Adjacent angles are angles that _____________.

a)

add up to 180⁰.

b)

share a vertex and a side.

c)

add up to 90⁰.

d)

are directly across from each other and always congruent.

35.

A straight line adds up to

a)

180⁰

b)

90⁰.

c)

depends on the line.

36.
To find a number close to an exact amount: about how much or about how many
a)
difference
b)
estimate
c)
quotient
d)
factor
37.
Two or more terms that contain the same variable(s), with corresponding variables raised to the same power.
a)
zero pairs
b)
giant one
c)
Algebra
d)
like terms
38.

The sum of all the areas of the surfaces of a 3-dimensional solid

a)

volume

b)

surface area

c)

supplementary angles

d)

complementary angles

39.

The measure, in square units, of the interior region of a 2-dimensional figure

a)

area

b)

surface area

c)

volume

d)

radius

40.

The number of cubic units it takes to fill in a 3-dimensional figure

a)

supplementary angles

b)

circumference

c)

volume

d)

area

41.

A raised number that says how many times the base number should be multiplied, also called a power.

a)

exponent

b)

volume

c)

radius

d)

perimeter

42.

The sum of the measures of two angles is 90 degrees or two angles form a right angle

a)

radius

b)

complementary angles

c)

exponent

d)

volume

43.

The climate of feeling in a literary work; a feeling that a literary work conveys to readers revealed through diction, setting, and character actions.

a)

Mood

b)

Conflict

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

44.

The giving of human qualities to an animal or object.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Euphemism

d)

Personification

45.

Words and phrases that appeal to readers five senses.

a)

Imagery

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Conflict

d)

Simile

46.

Problem in any piece of literature.

a)

Symbolism

b)

Imagery

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Conflict

47.

The antagonist of a story is:

a)

the main character of the story

b)

the "good guy"

c)

the character/thing that creates a conflict (problem) for the main character

d)

the hero of the story

48.

The protagonist of a story is:

a)

the main character of the story

b)

the "good guy" in the story

c)

the villain in a story

d)

the "bad guy" in the story

49.

The climax of a story is:

a)

the slow point in a story

b)

the end of a story

c)

when the story begins to build tension

d)

where the story peaks; the high point of the story

50.

The "type" of literature

a)

dialogue

b)

fiction

c)

Max

d)

Genre

51.
How many sides does a quadrilateral have?
a)
5
b)
3
c)
2
d)
4
52.
 What is the name of this polygon?
a)
a pentagon
b)
a quadrilateral
c)
an octagon
d)
a triangle
53.

Which quadrilateral has 4 right angles, 2 pairs of parallel sides, and all sides are the same length?

a)

Triangle

b)

Rhombus

c)

Rectangle

d)

Square

54.

How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood? Is an example of...

a)

Alliteration

b)

Allusion

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

55.

The main idea of a story is called what?

a)

Hubris

b)

Personification

c)

Pun

d)

Theme

56.

The time and place of a story is known as the...

a)

Theme

b)

Symbole

c)

Allusion

d)

Setting

57.
Changing to fit the environment is 
a)
a variation
b)
an adaptation
c)
a difference
58.
A species that only eats animals are called
a)
omnivore
b)
carnivore
c)
herbivore
59.
A species that only eats plants are called
a)
omnivore.
b)
carnivore.
c)
herbivore.
60.

Control Variable

a)

The amount of gravity on an object

b)

Factor whose value is the result you are testing

c)

Factor in an experiment that is kept the same

d)

An idea that can be tested by an experiment or observation

61.

Dependent Variable

a)

The variable that is the results that are being measured.

b)

Center of an atom, protons and neutrons

c)

Neutral charge, located in the nucleus

d)

The theory that all matter is made up of tiny indivisible particles (atoms)

62.

Proton

a)

The variable that is the results that are being measured.

b)

Center of an atom, protons and neutrons

c)

Positive charge, located in the nucleus

d)

The theory that all matter is made up of tiny indivisible particles (atoms)

63.

Hypothesis

a)

Smallest particle

b)

Negatively charged particles outside the nucleus

c)

An idea or explanation that is testable or observable.

d)

Neutral particle located in the nucleus

64.

Neutron

a)

The variable that is the results that are being measured.

b)

Describes natural occurrences in nature, doesn't explain why

c)

Neutral charge, located in the nucleus

d)

The theory that all matter is made up of tiny indivisible particles (atoms)

65.

Electron

a)

The variable that is the results that are being measured.

b)

Center of an atom, protons and neutrons

c)

Positive charge, located in the nucleus

d)

Negative charge, located outside the nucleus.

66.
What is anything that has mass and takes up space?
a)
Density
b)
Weight
c)
Matter
d)
Mass
67.
What is the amount of matter an object has?
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Volume
d)
Density
68.
What is the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance?
a)
Solubility
b)
Volume
c)
Density
d)
Liquid
69.
What is a state of matter that has a fixed shape and volume?
a)
Liquid
b)
Gas
c)
Volume
d)
Solid
70.
What is a state of matter that has a fixed volume, but its shape changes to match the shape of its container?
a)
Liquid
b)
Solid
c)
Gas
d)
Solubility
71.

What are states of matter?

a)

solid, liquid, color

b)

shape, temperature, gas

c)

liquid, texture, gas

d)

solid, liquid, gas

72.

Biodiversity means?

a)

No diversity in organisms in an ecosystem or habitat.

b)

An ecosystem contains very few types of organisms.

c)

The non living part of an ecosystem

d)

The variety of living organisms in habitats or ecosystem

73.

The movement of materials through an organism's cell membrane using cellular energy is referred to as?

a)

Active Transport

b)

Activation

c)

Transportation

74.

The stage of the cell cycle during which the cell’s nucleus divides into two new nuclei and one copy of the DNA is distributed into each daughter cell is called what?​

a)

Meiosis

b)

Mitosis

c)

Splitting

d)

Math

75.

Photosynthesis occurs in what plant cell structure?

a)

Stem

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Leaves

d)

Cell wall

76.

A state of matter that has no definite volume or shape; particles of matter move far apart and spread out into all available space.

a)

solids

b)

liquid

c)

gas

77.

A century is a period of...

a)

50 years

b)

100 years

c)

150 years

d)

1,000 years

78.
The 7 large land masses on Earth.
a)
continents
b)
countries
c)
cornucopia
d)
cacophonies
79.
An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
a)
prime meridian
b)
equator
c)
compass rose
d)
hemisphere
80.
This shows the relationship between distances on a map and the actual distance.
a)
key
b)
compass rose
c)
scale
d)
locator
81.
Which of the following items is a primary source?
a)
a map showing where various Indian tribes once lived in Ohio
b)
a description of Ohio's Historic Indians in a recent textbook
c)
a diary of a pioneer who lived among the Shawnee Indians in 1790
d)
a painting by a modern artist showing how Ohio looked 200 years ago
82.
By 1775, why were so many colonists unhappy with British rule?
a)
The British had taken the first steps towards ending slavery.
b)
The British had been unable to win the French and Indian War.
c)
The British had taxed the colonists without their consent.
d)
The British had failed to develop much trade with the colonists.
83.
Which branch of government is responsible for creating laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
84.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
85.

What do we call the first 10 amendments of the Constitution?

a)

The Rights of Man

b)

The Bill of Amendments

c)

The Rights of Citizens

d)

The Bill of Rights

86.
The main directions (north, south, east, west) on a compass rose.
a)
intermediate directions
b)
cardinal directions
c)
immediate directions
d)
locator directions
87.

Who was leading the British Army?

a)

Charles Cornwall

b)

Charles Cornwallis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

George Washington

88.
What imaginary line divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
The prime meridian
b)
The meridian
c)
None of the Above
89.
Natural Resources
a)
What you had for lunch
b)
exchanging of a good or service for another
c)
resources that come from nature used to make something
d)
the study of how things are bought and sold
90.
Imports
a)
resources come from nature
b)
goods that are shipped to other places
c)
goods brought in from other places
d)
the total value of all goods
91.
Trade
a)
goods that are shipped to other places
b)
the study of how things are bought and sold
c)
the exchanging of a good or service for another
d)
How many days we have until spring break
92.
Economics
a)
the study of how things are bought and sold
b)
exchanging of a good or service from one place to another
c)
resources come from nature used to make something
d)
Mrs. Robinson's hamster's name
93.
The coordinate plane is divided by a horizontal number line called what? 
a)
y-axis
b)
origin
c)
x-axis
d)
quadrant
94.
The vertical number line in the coordinate plane is called what? 
a)
y-axis
b)
origin
c)
quadrant
d)
x-axis
95.
The axes divide the coordinate plane into four sections called what? 
a)
ordered pairs
b)
origins
c)
quadrants
d)
coordinate plane
96.
A pair of numbers that can be used to locate a point on the coordinate plane are ____________?
a)
quadrants
b)
origin
c)
ordered pair
d)
points
97.
What is tone? 
a)
The author's opinion on the subject.
b)
The author's attitude towards the subject or audience. 
c)
The author's major attitude problem. 
d)
How the reader feels about the text.
98.
What is foreshadowing? 
a)
The point where we can see how a story will end. 
b)
A large shadow cast by a character over some giant city. 
c)
The point immediately following a story's most important moment. 
d)
A hint about how a story will end. 
99.
What does D.E.A.R. stand for? 
a)
Do Everything And Run! 
b)
Drop Everything And Read!
c)
Do Eat Ants Readily!
d)
Drink Eat And Race!
100.

The definition of a suffix is

a)

A letter or letters that you add to the beginning of a base word that changes its meaning

b)

A letter or letters that change a word

c)

A letter or letters that you add to the end of a base word that changes its meaning

d)

A word that has meaning