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Test Taking Strategies Review
Test Taking Strategies Review
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Good readers use words in the sentence and information around the sentence to determine the meaning of an unknown word.
True
False
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When the answer is not clear, you should look for:
Glasses to make it clearer
Clues like context clues, word choice, key words
Definitions of words you don't know and look them up
Help from your teacher
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You should always double check your answers before you submit your test.
True
False
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What are the KEYWORDS found in this question?
"description" / "emphasizes"
"description" / "emphasizes"
"Aunt Jessie" / "paragraph 3"
"paragraph 3" / "emphasizes"
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What is the KEYWORD that is found in this question?
"paragraph"
"word"
"paragraph 6"
"'persuade against an action'"
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When it comes to Paired Passages, what strategy did Ms. McCoy teach you to help you BEST answer questions correctly?
Read #1 story, answer ?s, REPEAT for #2, FINALLY answer paired ?s
Read #1 story ?s, read story #1, answer ?s, REPEAT for #2, answer paired ?s
Read both stories, then answer #1 ?s, then #2 ?s, FINALLY answer paired ?s
Read all ?s first, then read both passages, answer paired ?s, then other ?s
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What action should you take when you come across a picture/graph?
Read the caption and see how the picture connects to the story
Ignore it - a picture is a picture
Read the caption and move on
Carefully study the picture
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What should you NOT do when eliminating wrong answers?
Eliminate choices that are partly correct
Eliminate obviously wrong answer choices
Eliminate items that are correct but don’t answer the question
Eliminate choices you know to be right
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If you can’t figure out which answer is correct, try to ______ the answers that you know are wrong.
guess
reread
understand
eliminate
10
When you are taking a test, you should NOT:
Read the title, headings, subheadings, and author's name
Look at pictures, graphs, and captions
Look over questions before reading and annotating
Skim (not read) first, then answer questions
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What is a good strategy when taking a test?
Skim the story and then answer the questions
Read the story halfway, then read the questions, then go back to the story.
Read the story first, then reread, and finally answer questions.
Read the questions first to know which answers to look for while reading.
12
One thing you should NOT do before you take a test is:
Decide it's not important
Get a good night's sleep
Eat a good breakfast
Read the directions
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What is the KEYWORD that is found in this question?
"the story takes place"
"best evidence"
"provides"
"rural setting"
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You will be fine on the STAAR as long as you take your time, read passages and questions carefully, and do your best.
False
True
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A powerful test taking tool is to ask questions before, during, and after reading.
True
False
