Can be as simple as a bulleted list

What does it mean to prioritize the questions?

Answer the easy questions first

If the question says choose the BEST answer, this means:

More than one answer appears to correct - this is tricky

After the test, you should:

reflect on how you did and be proud of your best efforts

How can you pace yourself on a test?

Use 1-2 minutes per question and move on.

When writing a written response, you should:

Spend no more than 5-10 minutes planning

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1
When answering questions about a passage what should you do first?
Look over the questions
Read the passage
Answer all the questions you already know
Brainstorm or plan
2
You finish the test, now what?
Recheck your answers.
Hand it it.
Stress out.
Draw on the back of the paper.
3
Which strategy is NOT helpful?
Create flashcards
Cram the night before
Reread your notes
Create your own practice quiz
4
If two answers are close, how can you decide which one is right?
Flip a coin
Choose C.
Look in the text for evidence
Choose both answers.
5
Essays should
Show what you didn’t understand in the story
Have a thesis
Summarize all the text evidence
Be written in first person point of view
6
Planning an essay
Should be a specific graphic organizer
Doesn’t help
Is always mandatory
Can be as simple as a bulleted list
7
Why does annotating help you?
All of the above
Helps you write a written response
Helps set a purpose for reading
Slows you down
8
Reading the questions before reading the passages is important because
Helps you cheat
It sets a purpose for reading
Answers 1 & 2
Helps you know what to annotate
9
Why will QAR help you?
Shows you how much time to spend on a question
Shows you how the text could help you
Shows how you to answer a question
None of the above
10
What does it mean to prioritize the questions?
Answer questions that are worth the most.
Answer the hard questions first
Write the essay first.
Answer the easy questions first
11
If the question says choose the BEST answer, this means:
Choose the first answer
More than one answer appears to correct - this is tricky
All the answers are right
This question is asked multiple times on the test
12
You’re not sure what the question is asking you, so you do everyone but
Skip it
Ask for help
Look at the answers for clues
Look for key words
13
After the test, you should:
reflect on how you did and be proud of your best efforts
sleep
beat yourself up
worry that you took too long
14
How can you pace yourself on a test?
Take frequent breaks to avoid getting tired.
Use extended time.
Try to beat the time you have to finish.
Use 1-2 minutes per question and move on.
15
When writing a written response, you should:
Write 5 paragraphs all the time to make sure that you cover your bases
All of the above
Write 2 drafts
Spend no more than 5-10 minutes planning
16
What is something you do to calm yourself when stressed on a a test?
Take your time.
Take a deep breath.
Answer easy questions first.
All of the above.

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