What should you do if you don't understand the test directions?

Ask the teacher to explain them to you.

When you come to a multiple choice question you don't know the answer to, first you should ___.

cross off the choices you know are wrong.

When is the best time to start to study for a test?

Daily, starting a week before the test.

If there are reading passages on a test, it's a good idea to ________.

Read the questions before the passages.

What does it mean to prioritize the questions?

Answer the easy questions first.

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Test Taking Strategies (10 questions)

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A review of #testtakingstrategies before #STAAR test for #8thgraders

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1
When you're writing an essay for a test, what should you do first?
Write your thoughts as they come to you.
Make a brief outline.
Leave the essay for last.
Read through it for punctuation and grammar errors.
2
In a true/false question, every part of the statement must be true for the answer to be true.
True
False
3
What should you do if you don't understand the test directions?
Put your head down.
Ask the teacher to explain them to you.
Reread them six times.
Guess at what they mean and get started.
4
When you come to a question for which you don't know the answer, what should you do?
Mark it and come back to it.
Don't move on until you answer it.
Take a guess and keep going.
Write a list of facts that you do know.
5
When you come to a multiple choice question you don't know the answer to, first you should ___.
cross off the choices you know are wrong.
double check all your answers.
organize your thoughts in a list.
take a guess and move on.
6
Why should you eat breakfast on test day?
So you will not have to study.
So you will not be nervous.
So you will know all the answers.
So you can think clearly.
7
When is the best time to start to study for a test?
Daily, starting a week before the test.
On the bus on the way to school.
The night before the test.
Skip breakfast and study then.
8
Why do you need to pace yourself during the test?
So you answer only the questions you know.
So you remember to write your name on the test.
So you finish the whole test.
So you can finish the test before your classmates.
9
If there are reading passages on a test, it's a good idea to ________.
Highlight the main idea.
Read the questions before the passages.
Organize your thoughts in a list.
Read the passages first.
10
What does it mean to prioritize the questions?
Read the passages before the questions
Write the essay first.
Answer the hard questions first.
Answer the easy questions first.

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