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Test taking strategies to prepare for the TCAP.
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1
Why should you eat a good breakfast the morning of the TCAP?
It is harder to concentrate when you are hungry.
All are correct answers.
There is no snack break during the test.
You'll have more energy during the test.
2
How should you dress on testing days?
Comfortable. It is a good idea to wear layers.
Wear a tuxedo or prom dress.
Wear your bathing suit.
Dress like you are heading for Alaska.
3
What writing utensil should you use to bubble in your answers on the answer sheet?
Red ball point pen
# 2 pencil
A sharpie
A blue crayon
4
Where should your eyes be during testing?
Looking at your neighbor's paper.
Wandering around the entire classroom.
Looking out the window at the crazy squirrel.
On your own paper.
5
How should you bubble in your answers?
Dark and completely filled. Staying inside the circle.
Just poke a hole in your paper where your answer should be.
It doesn't matter.
Just a light, tiny dot in the middle of the circle.
6
What should you do as the teacher reads the instructions?
Listen carefully.
Think about what you're going to have for lunch.
Daydream about summer.
Take a quick nap.
7
If you talk during the TCAP you will get in trouble and may have to re-take the test
True
False
8
What should you do once you have finished your test?
Start singing and dancing around the room.
Yell to your teacher that you are finished.
Lay your head on your desk.
Check back over your answers, complete any you skipped.
9
Select a strategy that will help you when answering questions on the math section of the TCAP.
Guess.
Write down formulas, facts and details that you may need.
Skip questions and never come back to answer them.
Eliminate answer choices.
10
The morning of the test, I should...
Eat a good nutritious breakfast.
Scream at my family
Skip breakfast
Eat a gigantic chocolate doughnut
11
If you don't know all the answers on the test...
Your teacher is going to be upset with you.
Give up and start crying.
No problem, just do the best you can.
Just smile and wave boys, smile and wave
12
What should you do if you mark the wrong answer on your answer sheet?
Leave it and pick a different answer.
Who knows.
Erase the answer completely and carefully.
Poke a hole in your paper where the wrong answer was marked.
13
If you have tried your best and you still don't know the answer, what should you do?
Add choice E with your own answer
Skip it and come back later
Leave the answer blank
Give up and close your test book
14
Select a strategy that will help you when answering questions on the ELA section of the TCAP.
Cross out any choices that don't make sense.
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Circle/underline key words
Just guess.
15
The night before the TCAP test, I should...
Go to bed early and get plenty of rest
Stay up all night studying
Stay up all night watching scary movies
Cry
16
You need to study 2 to 3 hours per night, every night to pass the TCAP.
True
False
17
What can you do to mentally prepare yourself for the test?
Think positive thoughts and believe in yourself.
Tell yourself you are going to fail and don't even try.
Give up and don't even try.
Relax and use stress relief strategies the counselor taught.
18
You cannot use scrap paper on the TCAP.
False
True
19
How many answers can you have for each question?
Only 1 answer, choose the best answer from the choices given
0
It doesn't matter as long as one of the answers is correct
I don't know
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On the morning of the test...
Make sure you arrive at school on time
It doesn't matter what time I get to school
Do cartwheels down the hall to your classroom
Tell your mom you're sick so you don't have to take the test
