Test Taking Strategies

It's okay to skip parts of the passage to save time.

If you do not know the answer to a question, just leave it blank.

ARE YOU READY KIDS?!

If you are stuck on a difficult question, you should skip in and come back to it later.

Getting rest and eating a healthy breakfast is more helpful to your success than studying obsessively last minute.

If you believe A is correct, you should NOT waste time reading the other options.

After reading a multiple choice question, it can be helpful to cover the choices and try to answer on your own first.

Many answers may be true. In order to find the BEST answer, what should you do?

About how many minutes should you spend per question?

You can underline and make notes in the text and questions in your answer book.

Words like "always," "never," and "none," can be clues that answer is INCORRECT.

If you finish before time is up, what should you do?

If you are unsure of an answer, start by eliminating the answers that you know for sure are wrong.

Reading the questions before reading the passage can help focus your reading.