TESTING

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TESTING

• Strategies for Taking Standardized Tests

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The Night Before Testing

• Go to bed on time
• Talk to your parents and/or teachers about any
  concerns you may have regarding the test
• Review any test taking strategies you have learned

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The Morning of Testing

• THINK POSITIVE
• Eat a healthy breakfast
• Think of what you will do to relax when testing
  is over

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Multiple Choice Questions

• If you do not understand the directions, ask for
  help
• Read the question and ALL of the answer choices
  before marking anything
• Dont spend too much time on any one question.
  Do your best and then move on.

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Multiple Choice Questions Continued

• Do not change your answers unless you are very
  uncertain about your first choice.
• Answer every question. Make the most intelligent
  guess that you can.
• Dont guess blindly. Think about the best choice
  and make it!

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Multiple Choice QuestionsReminders

• After you have been through all of the questions
  once, go back and find questions you have some
  knowledge about and eliminate choices that you
  know are incorrect.
• If you can eliminate two wrong answers, your
  chance of choosing the right answer is greater

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????????? What do I do?

• Make sure that you understand what the question
  is asking.
• Be sure you are responding to the question that
  is being asked.
• Look for key words that may help you choose the
  correct answer or improve your response

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Reading Passages

• If the test requires you to read passages and
  then answer questions about what you read, READ
  THE QUESTIONS FIRST
• By doing this you will know what you are looking
  for as you read.

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CLUES

• When there are several questions about a reading
  passage or chart, look for CLUES in other
  questions that will help you with those items
  about which you are unsure.

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Whats This Paper For?

• Use your scratch paper to organize your thoughts
  BEFORE writing BCRs or to record items that you
  will double check when finished the test.
• You may want to write reminders on the paper for
  BCR organization when you receive the paper

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Extra Time?

• If you finish early, check to make sure that you
  answered all questions and return to any that you
  had difficulty with.
• Time should be spent on the questions that you
  had the most difficulty with. Generally, your
  first guess is best.