Before looking at or reading the passage, I should...

Read the background information, if provided.

Upon seeing a word I do not understand, I should...

Read a little before and after the given line for context.

If I am running out of time, how should I answer the remaining questions?

Pick the same letter for all the questions I don't know.

Tomorrow is the FAST exam. How are you feeling about it?

Feeling pretty good. Ready to at least take it and get it over with., I am a little nervous, there are a few things I would like to review., I am totally not ready. I wish it weren't tomorrow. :(, Feeling Great! Ready to crush it :)

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FAST Test Taking Strategies

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1
How should you NOT mark your text?
Underline important details.
Cross out unimportant details.
Write gist statements/annotate.
Mark certain characters.
2
To help me understand a passage and it's main purpose, I should...
Read all of the questions
Skip all questions for that passage.
Find the central idea.
Re-read the entire passage.
3
How should you handle Part A/Part B questions?
Use Part B to support Part A.
Ignore Part A.
They are separate questions.
Do not worry about Part B.
4
during the test, I need to always be aware of...
What the students around me are doing.
What day it is.
How much time I have left.
Where the teacher is.
5
Before looking at or reading the passage, I should...
Try to recall my previous knowledge about the topic.
Check to see how the people around me are doing.
Give myself a pep talk.
Read the background information, if provided.
6
Upon seeing a word I do not understand, I should...
Look only at the sentence the question provides.
Take a five minute brain break.
Read a little before and after the given line for context.
Guess.
7
What is good practice for answering questions?
Do not read the entire passage.
Christmas Tree.
Read all of the options.
Pick a random answer.
8
All answers MUST have...
Arguments that the author does not think of.
The exact words from the passage.
Personal perceptions.
Evidence to back it up.
9
If I am running out of time, how should I answer the remaining questions?
Pick the least sensical answer.
Leave them blank.
Pick the same letter for all the questions I don't know.
Guess.
10
Tomorrow is the FAST exam. How are you feeling about it?
Feeling pretty good. Ready to at least take it and get it over with.
I am a little nervous, there are a few things I would like to review.
I am totally not ready. I wish it weren't tomorrow. :(
Feeling Great! Ready to crush it :)
11
What should you do if you come to a question you do not understand?
Mark it and come back to it.
Sleep during the test.
Guess.
Think really hard on it.
12
Which of the following should you do when faced with a passage?
Read the questions first.
Just skim the passage and then answer the questions.
Read in detail and take 20 minutes.
Sleep.
13
How long should you spend on a question?
3 minutes.
5 minutes.
30 seconds.
1 minute or less.
14
What is a good tactic at narrowing down your answer choices?
Pick the first one that looks good.
Choose only C.
Process of elimination.
Read only some of the answer choices.
15
When answering a question, I should trust...
The answer with the least amount of evidence.
All of the options.
My first gut instinct.
Nothing.

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