Test Taking Tips CRCT

Reading Tuesday April 16 th English/Language Arts Wednesday April 17 th Mathematics Thursday April 18th

Science Monday April 22th Social Studies Tuesday April 23th

During Testing SECTION 1 BREAK SECTION 2 You Must spend 45 minutes on each section DO NOT go to sleep during testing Read AR book after section 2 Must stay in section you are on…You cannot go back to the previous section or on to the next section…

READING 50 multiple choice Reading Skills and Vocabulary Acquisition— 15% Literary Comprehension— 40% Information and Media Literacy— 45%

English/ Language Arts 60 Multiple Choice Grammar Sentence Structure Research/Writing Process 6th7th8th 60%56%70% 6th7th8th 40%44%30%

Science 70 Multiple Choice Questions 6th 7th 8 th EARTH LIFE PHYSICAL AstronomyCells + GeneticsStructure of Matter Hydrology + Meterology Interdependence of Life Energy + Transformations GeologyEvolutionForce + Motion

Mathematics 70 Multiple Choice Questions 6th Grade Numbers and Operations—15% Measurement—20% Geometry—20% Algebra—30% Data Analysis and Probability— 15%

Mathematics Number and Operations Geometry Algebra Data Analysis + Probability 7th 8th 20%22% 25%12% 40%50% 15%17%

Social Studies History Geography Government/Civics Economics 70 Multiple Choice Questions 29%20%47% 31%35%12% 15%20%25% 16%

‘Twas the Night Before CRCT GO TO BED at a decent hour! RESOLVE any issues or put them to rest until after testing PRAY Be Confident!

Question Order? Answer EASY Questions FIRST! WHY? Build confidence, score points, mentally orient yourself to vocabulary, other parts of the test may have information that will help you out with one of the hard questions. When you come to a difficult question spend a small amount of time on it…If you cannot figure it out, put a dot beside it or circle it in your test booklet and MOVE ON! After answering all the easy questions, go back to the DIFFICULT ones.

The Morning of… Set your alarm clock! Get up on time so you will not have to RUSH EAT BREAKFAST

Break apart the question: 1.Read the Question—What is it asking? 2.Read all the Answer Choices (A<B<C<D) 3. Eliminate any Answer Choices that you know are not the answer (cross through them) If you can eliminate 2 wrong answers your chance of choosing the right answer is greater 4. Read the Question again 5. Choose an Answer by marking it in your Answer document

Reading Passages Read the QUESTIONS first—this allows you to know what you are looking for as you read Underline KEY WORDS or PHRASES as you read. Look for CLUES in other questions that may help you.

What if I do not know the Answer? SKIP it the first time Use Elimination Question options that grammatically don’t fit with the question (stem) Question options that are totally unfamiliar to you Question options that contain negative or absolute words (always, never,every etc… “All of the Above”: If you know two of three options seem correct, “all of the above” is a strong possibility

“Look alike options”: probably one is correct: choose the best but eliminate choices that mean basically the same thing, and thus cancel each other out. Echo options: If two options are opposite each other, chances are one of them is correct Usually the correct answer is the choice with the most information. Number Answers: toss out the high and low and consider the middle range numbers Continued…

If two like choices seem correct, compare them for differences and then choose the best one. B or C Guess if you do not know! There is NO penalty for guessing so Answer ALL questions… You might get lucky

REVIEW If you finish early, check your time… Take a break and then go back over your test! You MUST stay in the section you are testing! Make sure you answered ALL questions DO NOT CHANGE AN ANSWER unless you are 100% sure you know the right one! Most of the time your first instinct is correct!

FINAL TIPS: Fill in BUBBLES fully (Do not go outside of bubble) ERASE all stray marks on Answer Document Periodically Double Check your QUESTION NUMBER to be sure you have not gotten on the wrong number Make sure you put the correct FORM NUMBER on your Answer Document Keep your eyes on your own paper! Do not Rush…

FINAL TIPS: Don’t worry if others finish before you! Focus on the test in front of YOU! If your arm tires during testing, put your pencil down for a minute Change positions to help you relax Do NOT fall asleep during the test Bring a BOOK to read for after the test…Nothing else! AR? Remember there are some questions designed to challenge the limits of your knowledge at a grade level above your current grade. (Field Test items)

Remember: You have been taught what you need to know You have reviewed RELAX take a deep breath and… DO YOUR BEST!

CRCT Survival Kit: SMARTIES know how to prepare for a test Make a commit “MINT” to do your best NO DUM DUMS in your class Go the EXTRA mile to do your very best Your brains are worth 100 GRAND Fill your AIR HEAD with knowledge You are a STAR—We know you can do it! Life Saver – Just in case!