1. Strategies for Test Taking
TESTING, TESTING, 1,2,3
Strategies for Test Taking
By Dawne Gibson

2. The Night Before the Big Test
Go to bed on time
Put a few #2 pencils with erasers in your backpack
Don’t go to bed angry or upset
Talk to your parents about your concerns

3. The Morning of the Test Start your day as your normally do
Eat a healthy breakfast
Have a positive attitude
Take deep breaths if you get nervous
Relax

4. How to answer multiple choice questions…
Read the question and ALL answer choices before marking anything
Eliminate wrong answers first

5. Make educated guesses if you are unsure, don’t guess blindly
Pay attention to key words that will help you choose the correct answer

6. Hints for Reading Passages
Read the questions before you read the passage, this will help you understand what is required of you
Look for clues in other questions that will help you when you are unsure

7. Hints for Math Computations
Double check your work
Line up place value correctly
If your answer doesn’t match one of the choices, reread the problem and try again

8. Pace yourself Don’t spend too much time on one problem
Answer the easiest questions first
Go back over your answers if you have time
Don’t worry, keep a positive attitude

9. Final Tips Fill in bubbles fully and neatly
Make sure you are on the right problem in your answer document
Don’t hold your pencil too tightly
Relax, stay calm

10. Remember it is okay
not to know everything.
Some questions may
Be difficult, but don’t
give up. Keep a positive
attitude and you will
succeed!

11. Do your best
And nothing
LESS!