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Test Anxiety and Reading Strategies
Test Anxiety and Reading Strategies
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Myth or Reality? Everyone should use the same reading strategies.
Myth
Reality
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Test anxiety can be alleviated by...
positive inner pep talks
guessing at all the answers
all of these
sleeping for the first hour of the test
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Myth or Reality? Using a dictionary to look up words on the test will earn you a higher score.
Reality
Myth
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When you find a question that refers to a specific paragraph or paragraphs, you should?
all of the these
look at your annotations
go back and reread/skim the paragraphs to locate the answer
contemplate what the question is asking
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I know my answers are right if I can say...
Where the answer is in the text.
All of these
Why my answer is right.
Why the other answers are wrong.
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A good way to analyze your options in order to find the correct answer is to
choose the longest answer.
eliminate the answers that you are certain are wrong.
repeat the letter of the previous answer.
play Eeeny Meeny Miney Mo.
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What is annotating?
note taking (showing your thinking)
underlining key phrases
eliminating wrong answers
rereading the selection
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Myth or Reality? The more highlighting and annotating you do, the better.
Myth
Reality
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If you tend to lose stamina at the end of the reading test, you can...
Try reading the last passage first.
Ask another student for gum.
Drink 5 cups of coffee half way through the test.
Skip the last passage.
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After I've narrowed down my answer choices, I should do what?
Play Eeeny Meeny Miney Mo.
Use recall to answer the question.
Make my best guess.
Go back, analyze, and prove my answer.
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True or False: You may use a dictionary on the PSSA Reading test.
True
False
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True or False?
False
True
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True or False: In a summary question, the longest answer is always the correct answer.
False
True
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If your mind seems to "freeze" on tests, you can
use a relaxation technique
just skip the question
take a nap
ask for help
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Which is NOT an example of positive inner talk?
Just do it!
I will succeed!
I got this!
Tests are stupid!
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T/F: Looking over the questions before reading the selection is a possible reading strategy.
True
False
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Which is
not
a good test taking strategy?
Read all of the answer choices
Always choose C when in doubt
Read all the directions and italicized information
Skim the test questions first to get a feel for the test
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Which is NOT an effective reading strategy?
only reading the first and last paragraphs to save time
#hashtagging
highlighting or underlining important information
making personal connections to the reading selection
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True or False?
True
False
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Students who do not score well on PSSA may be sent to a special class.
False
True
