1. Becoming a Good Test Taker
~ Look for Patterns
~ Guess and Test
~ Logical Thinking
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2. Objectives Review and/or learn strategies for taking a test.
Practice the strategies using math problems.

3. Strategy #1: Look for a Pattern
Read through the problem carefully.
Look for a pattern in the numbers being used.
Are the numbers increasing or decreasing?
How much more or how much less is each number than the previous number?

4. Strategy #1: Look for a Pattern
Example
Justin is planting rows of flowers. He is planting the same number of flowers in each row.
How many flowers are in 6 rows?

5. Strategy #1: Look for a Pattern
Let’s try one together
The chart below shows the number of line segments needed to draw a number of squares. How many line segments are needed to draw 9 squares?

6. Strategy #2: Guess & Test
Read through the problem carefully.
Create a number sentence for the problem.
Insert a number in for the missing part of the number sentence.
Test your guess.

7. Strategy #2: Guess & Test
Example
Lisa is on a drive of 2,100 miles. She wants to complete her drive in 7 days. How many miles does she need to drive each day to complete the trip?
Create a number sentence
# of miles per day x 7 days = 2,450 miles
Guess and test
X 7 = miles
X 7 = 1,400 miles
300 X 7 = 2,100 miles
500 must be too large of a guess because our answer is much larger than 2,450 miles.
200 must be too small of a guess because our answer is smaller than 2,100 miles.
When we plug in 300 miles we get the correct answer of 2,100 miles in all.

8. Strategy #2: Guess and Test
Let’s try one together
A store ordered 223 shirts from a factory. The factory sent 50 one day and 80 the next. How many more shirts do they still need to send?
50 shirts on day one + 80 shirts on day two + shirts not received = 223 total shirts ordered

9. Strategy #3: Logical Thinking
Joey is running a race of 21 miles. He has 10 miles left in the race. Which number sentence can be used to find out how many miles Joey has run so far?
THINK: I know that the race is only 21 miles long. The question is asking me how many miles he has run so far so I know that he has run less than 21.
If I use addition and add a number to 21 I will get a number greater than The race is only 21 miles long. He can’t run more than that.
If I subtract 21 from 10 I will get a negative number and Joey can’t run negative miles.
If I use multiplication and multiply a number by 21 I know the number will be greater than 21.

10. Strategy #3: Logical Thinking
Let’s try one together
Joey wants to buy a dog priced at $70, but Joey only has $23. Which number sentence would you use to find out how much more money Joey needs to be able to buy the dog?

11. List something you learned today…

12. Awesome Job!