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.

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

Look for the verb to know what it wants you to do.

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

Read the questions before the passages.

What does it mean to prioritize the questions?

Answer the easy questions first.

Step 2 in previewing a passage is...

read the headings, read the first sentence of each paragraph

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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
Step 3 in previewing a passage is...
read the first sentence of each paragraph
read the headings
look at the visuals
read the title
2
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.
take a guess and move on.
organize your thoughts in a list.
double check all your answers.
3
What should you do if you don't understand the test directions?
Put your head down.
Look for the verb to know what it wants you to do.
Reread them six times.
Guess at what they mean and get started.
4
Why do you need to pace yourself during the test?
So you finish the whole test.
So you answer only the questions you know.
So you remember to write your name on the test.
So you can finish the test before your classmates.
5
When you come to a question for which you don't know the answer, what should you do?
Take a guess and keep going.
Don't move on until you answer it.
Write a list of facts that you do know.
Mark it and come back to it.
6
If there are reading passages on a test, it's a good idea to ________.
Read the passages first.
Organize your thoughts in a list.
Read the questions before the passages.
Highlight the main idea.
7
What does it mean to prioritize the questions?
Read the passages before the questions
Answer the easy questions first.
Write the essay first.
Answer the hard questions first.
8
In a true/false question, every part of the statement must be true for the answer to be true.
False
True
9
Step 2 in previewing a passage is...
read the headings
look at the visuals
read the first sentence of each paragraph
read the title
10
Step 1 in previewing a passage is...
read the headings
look at all of the visuals
read the title
read the questions
11
Why do you need to pace yourself during the test?
So you can finish the test before your classmates.
So you remember to write your name on the test.
So you answer only the questions you know.
So you finish the whole test.
12
Why should you eat breakfast on test day?
So you will not be nervous.
So you will know all the answers.
So you can think clearly.
So you will not have to study.

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