Test Taking Tips
REMEMBER - YOU ARE ALL AMAZING! IF YOU WORK HARD AND DO YOUR BEST, YOU WILL MAKE ME PROUD!
Here are some tips to start your testing day off right:
Test Taking Strategies:
Reading
Here are some tips to start your testing day off right:
- Eat a good breakfast. I don't want you to be so hungry that you want to eat your pencil or don't have enough energy to stay awake during the test.
- Get enough sleep the night before. Come to the test well rested and with your brain running at 100%.
- Arrive on time so you have enough time to unpack, get water, use the restroom, and get yourself in test taking mode.
- Know that you are an amazing student. All I ask is that you try your very best on test day!
Test Taking Strategies:
Reading
- ALWAYS read the questions (not the answers) before reading the passage!
- Highlight important words in the questions
- Highlight any of the answers while reading the passage
- When answering the questions, make sure you read ALL of the options.
- When answering the questions, cross out the answers you know aren't right (“slash the trash”).
- When answering the questions, remember you can always go back and look for the answer in the passage!
Math
- Highlight any clue or key words.
- Solve the problem on scrap paper. (Always show your work! - Don't miss the easy ones!)
- Cross out the answers you know aren't right (“slash the trash”).
- Remember, you should ALWAYS double check your answer!