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

Read the questions before the passages.

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

eliminate the choices you know are wrong.

What does it mean to prioritize the questions?

Answer the easy questions first.

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

Daily, starting a week before the test.

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

Ask the teacher to explain them to you.

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

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