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Test-taking strategies to prepare for the OST
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1
How should you dress on OST testing days?
Wear a tuxedo or fancy dress.
Wear your bathing suit.
Comfortable. It is a good idea to wear layers.
Dress like you are heading for Alaska.
2
The night before the OST, I should...
Go to bed early and get plenty of rest
Cry
Stay up all night studying
Stay up all night watching scary movies
3
Select a strategy to help you answer questions on the reading/ELA OST.
Read the questions first.
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Skip the question and forget about it.
Write a note of key words from the text.
4
Why should you eat a good breakfast the morning of the OST?
It fuels your brain and body.
You'll have more energy during the test.
All answers are correct.
It is harder to concentrate when you are hungry.
5
What can you do to mentally prepare yourself for the test?
Tell yourself you are going to fail and don't even try.
Stress yourself out about taking the test.
Relax and try not to stress out.
Think positive thoughts and believe in yourself.
6
Miss Reiley thinks you will all do amazing on the OST
False
True
7
Where should your eyes be during testing?
Looking out the window at a crazy squirrel.
Looking at your neighbor's paper.
Staring at your friend across the room.
On your own paper.
8
What should you write in your notes for an INFORMATION essay?
I don't need to take notes for an information essay.
There is not an information essay on the OST.
TP1P2/T1QE/T2QE/C
TR1R2/R1QE/R2QE/C
9
You cannot take any notes while taking the OST
False, you are encouraged to take notes.
True, you cannot take any notes.
10
How many answers can you have for each question?
0
I don't know
It doesn't matter as long as one of the answers is correct
Only 1 answer, choose the best answer from the choices given
11
True or False: You need to study 2 to 3 hours per night, every night to pass the OST.
True
False
12
What should you have on your desk during the OST?
Food and drinks
A pencil and a note-taking paper
A sharpie and poster board
Colored pencils and a coloring book
13
If you have tried and tried and you still don't know the answer, what should you do?
Skip it and come back later
Leave the answer blank
Give up and close your test book
Guess a random answer
14
The morning of the OST, I should...
Eat a big chocolate doughnut
Eat a good nutritious breakfast.
Scream at my family
Skip breakfast
15
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.
Check back over your answers, complete any you skipped.
Lay your head on your desk.
16
If you don't know all the answers on the test...
No problem, just do the best you can.
Your computer will grow teeth and eat you up.
Just smile and wave boys, smile and wave
Your teacher is going to be mad at you.
17
On the morning of the OST...
Do cartwheels down the hall to your classroom
Tell your mom you're sick so you don't have to take the test
It doesn't matter what time I get to school
Make sure you arrive at school on time
18
If you talk/make noises during the OST you will get in trouble
False
True
19
What should you write on your notes for an OPINION essay?
Nothing, I don't need any notes for an opinion essay.
All thoughts you have during the test.
TP1P2/P1QE/P2QE/C
TR1R2/R1QE/R2QE/C
20
What should you do as the teacher reads the instructions?
Daydream about summer.
Take a quick nap.
Listen carefully or you could miss something important.
Think about what you will eat for dinner.
