Test-taking Strategies: FSA Reading

If you are stuck on a difficult question, move on and go back to it later.

Try to eliminate the answers you know for sure are wrong.

Do not leave a question unanswered. You will not have ANY chance of getting it right.

Why go back and check your work, you will NEVER make a mistake!

Verify your answer by finding evidence from the text.

Highlighting key words in a test QUESTION helps you...

Once you have chosen your answer, plug it in and make sure that it makes sense.

Plugging in different answer choices helps you to...

Scratch paper is...

What should you do before the test?

Do not change your answer unless you are absolutely sure your answer is...

If you are not sure about the answer to a question, you should...

There is no need to read ALL answer choices and eliminate any that you know are wrong.

If you believe choice "A" is correct, you should NOT waste time reading the other choices.

Before reading a FSA passage text, you should always read the questions first.

Try to think of the correct answer before looking at the answer choice.

When it's time to take the test, I should...

If an answer choice is longer than the others, it is ALWAYS the correct answer.

Don't forget to...

Pay close attention to signal words in the directions, such as explain, interpret, and compare, choose two.

Charts, maps, pictures, titles rarely provide information you can use to answer questions.

Choose the best answer: "Pace yourself" means...

Which choice is NOT a positive way to think before you take the test?