TEST TAKING STRATEGY

1. TESTTAKINGSTRATEGY C.O.U.G.A.R.S. ELIZABETHTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL COUGARS

2. C COUGARS PREPARE TO SUCCEED O OBSERVE AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS U USE ESTIMATION SKILLS G GO BACK…RECHECK A ANSWER OR ABANDON R READ, REMEMBER, REDUCE S SURVEY

3. COUGARS STRATEGY • A PLAN OR METHOD FOR SOLVING A PROBLEM OR COMPLETING A TASK • HELPS YOU TO ANSWER QUESTIONS CAREFULLY • AVOID CARELESS MISTAKES • MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE GUESS • RAISE YOUR TEST SCORES

4. COUGARS PREPARE TO SUCCEED GET READY TO DO A TASK…PASS THE TEST!

5. P A S S P PUT YOUR NAME ON THE TEST. A ALLOT TIME TO EACH SECTION OF THE TEST. S SAY AFFIRMATIONS…I CAN…I WILL! S START WITHIN 2 MINUTES AFTER RECEIVING THE TEST.

6. OBSERVE AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SECTION OF A TEST AND TELL US WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO PUT THE ANSWERS.

7. R U N R READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY SO THAT YOU CAN MARK THE ANSWERS WHERE AND HOW THE TEACHER WANTS THEM. U UNDERLINE WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO RESPOND. N NOTE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (EX. USE T OR F; USE + OR - ; ETC.)

8. USE ESTIMATION SKILLS YOUR BEST GUESS!

9. A C E A ABSOLUTE WORDS NONE NEVER ALWAYS EVERY ALL AVOID ABSOLUTES. C CHOOSE THE LONGEST OR MOST DETAILED CHOICE. E ELIMINATE SIMILAR CHOICES AND ANSWERS THAT DO NOT MAKE SENSE.

10. GO BACK…RECHECK ALWAYS TAKE TIME TO LOOK OVER YOUR TEST AND RECHECK.

11. ANSWER OR ABANDON PLACE A DOT IN THE MARGIN NEXT TO SKIPPED ITEMS. RETURN TO SKIPPED ITEMS.

12. READ, REMEMBER, REDUCE READ THE WHOLE QUESTION REMEMBER WHAT YOU STUDIED. REDUCE THE CHOICES.

13. SURVEY SURVEY TO ENSURE ALL QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED. SWITCH AN ANSWER ONLY IF YOU ARE SURE.

14. C COUGARS PREPARE TO SUCCEED O OBSERVE AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS U USE ESTIMATION SKILLS G GO BACK…RECHECK A ANSWER OR ABANDON R READ, REMEMBER, REDUCE S SURVEY