When you come to a multiple choice question you don't know the answer to, first you should ___.

cross off the choices you know are wrong.

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

Read the questions before the passages.

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

Ask the teacher to explain them to you.

What does it mean to prioritize the questions?

Answer the easy questions first.

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

Daily, starting a week before the test.

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Test Taking Strategies

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A review of #testtakingstrategies before #STAAR test for #8thgraders

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1
Why should you eat breakfast on test day?
So you will not have to study.
So you will not be nervous.
So you can think clearly.
So you will know all the answers.
2
When you're writing an essay for a test, what should you do first?
Make a brief outline.
Write your thoughts as they come to you.
Leave the essay for last.
Read through it for punctuation and grammar errors.
3
When you come to a question for which you don't know the answer, what should you do?
Take a guess and keep going.
Write a list of facts that you do know.
Don't move on until you answer it.
Mark it and come back to it.
4
When you come to a multiple choice question you don't know the answer to, first you should ___.
take a guess and move on.
double check all your answers.
organize your thoughts in a list.
cross off the choices you know are wrong.
5
Why do you need to pace yourself during the test?
So you answer only the questions you know.
So you can finish the test before your classmates.
So you finish the whole test.
So you remember to write your name on the test.
6
In a true/false question, every part of the statement must be true for the answer to be true.
True
False
7
If there are reading passages on a test, it's a good idea to ________.
Read the questions before the passages.
Highlight the main idea.
Read the passages first.
Organize your thoughts in a list.
8
What should you do if you don't understand the test directions?
Put your head down.
Reread them six times.
Ask the teacher to explain them to you.
Guess at what they mean and get started.
9
What does it mean to prioritize the questions?
Write the essay first.
Answer the easy questions first.
Read the passages before the questions
Answer the hard questions first.
10
When is the best time to start to study for a test?
On the bus on the way to school.
The night before the test.
Skip breakfast and study then.
Daily, starting a week before the test.

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