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Enhance your test-taking skills with the G.A.T.O.R.S. strategies at Creekside Elementary School. This guide emphasizes the importance of taking your time, thoroughly reading passages and questions, and organizing your thoughts. Key techniques include highlighting main ideas, analyzing pictures, and reviewing answers. Students are encouraged to focus on keywords, sequence information logically, and prove their answers to ensure accuracy. Remember, thinking big is key to academic success. Let’s tackle tests confidently and effectively!
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Creekside Elementary School’s TEST TAKING STRATEGIES
G A T O R S ATHER INFORMATION – Highlight, Box, Number, Pictures TTACK THE PROBLEM AKE YOUR TIME TO READ PASSAGE AND QUESTIONS RGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS E-READ AND RE-EVALUATE SHOW YOUR WORK – Paragraph #/Page #, how you solved it.
G A T O R S RAPHS AND CHARTS TTITUDE AKE YOUR TIME RGANIZE EVIEW MILE! YOU ARE DONE!
G A T O R S AZE AT YOUR TITLE, AND PREDICT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NALYZE YOUR PICTURES AND UNDERLINE RACK AND HIGHLIGHT ALL KEY WORDS RGANIZE AND SEQUENCE EVENTS AND/OR KEY FACTUAL INFORMATION EAD THE QUESTIONS, HIGHLIGHT KEY WORDS, RE-READ THE PASSAGE LASH THE TRASH, AND CHECK BACK TO PROVE YOUR ANSWER
TES T AKE YOUR TIME – THINK ,THINK , THINK BIG! XPLORE ALL INFORMATION – Pictures, Articles, Problems, Highlight INK INTO PASSAGE/PROBLEM – Box, Highlight, Underline, Number, and Slash the Trash ESTYOUR ANSWER. REVIEW ANSWER. Proving, Putting/Plugging in Your Answers, Slash the Trash
TES T • AKE YOUR TIME • Read the Directions • Listen/Read the Questions • Read the Passage • XPLORE THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION • Highlight/Box • Title/Headings • Pictures/Graphics • Bold Words • ELECT THE BEST ANSWER • Slash the Trash • Jail the Details • ESTYOUR ANSWER • Does your answer make sense? • Prove Your Answer • Plug Your Answer Back Into the Question to Check
TES T • AKE YOUR TIME • Read the Directions • Listen/Read the Questions • Read the Passage • XPLORE THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION • Highlight/Box • Title/Headings • Pictures/Graphics • Bold Words • HOW YOUR WORK: • Highlight Box/Number • Circle Answers Slash Trash! • SELECT ANSWER! • ESTYOUR ANSWER • Review Your Answer • Take Your Time!
C R E EKS I DE UT THE CRUD E-READ PASSAGES AND QUESTIONS EXPLAIN (JUSTIFY) VALUATE (THINK – 50/50) EY WORDS ELECT YOUR ANSWER NVESTIGATE RAW PICTURES LIMINATE WRONG ANSWERS
LEARN OOK AT: PICTURES, TITLES, and QUESTION XAMINEKEY INFORMATION, PICTURES, and BOLD WORDS NALYZEPICTURES, KEY INFORMATION, HIGHLIGHT, AND PROOF EADPASSAGE EXT - BACK TO THE QUESTION and EARN YOUR ANSWER!