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Test-Taking Strategies for Success

Learn 6 effective test-taking strategies by Miss Victoria Williams. Cover answers, plug in solutions, use picture clues, estimate, draw, and determine operations to ace exams. Practice problems included!

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Test-Taking Strategies for Success

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  1. 6 Strategies for Test-Taking By: Miss Victoria Williams San Diego, CA

  2. STRATEGY #1: Cover the Answers • Cover the answers to the question. • Read the question at least two times. • Work out the problem the way you think it should be done. • Uncover the answers. Is your there? • If your answer is NOT there: 1. Try the problem again and check for silly mistakes. OR 2. Try another strategy.

  3. PRACTICE PROBLEM: Rhonda works for 5 hours and earns $40. At that rate, how long will it take her to earn $504? 8 hours 52 hours 63 hours 104 hours

  4. STRATEGY #2:Plug in the Answers • If you are given an equation with a variable, try replacing the variable with each of the answers. • Whichever answer forms a TRUE equation is the answer choice to pick!

  5. PRACTICE PROBLEM: What value of y makes the equation below true? 6y - 8 =106 21 19 5 40

  6. STRATEGY #3:Unlock the Picture Clues • Look at the picture you are given. • Write down at least 3 things you notice. • Use what you wrote down to help you solve the problem.

  7. PRACTICE PROBLEM:

  8. STRATEGY #4:Too High!  Too Low! • Estimate. Cross out the answers that seem too big. • Estimate. Cross out the answers that seem too small. • Use another strategy to figure out the correct answer from what’s left.

  9. PRACTICE PROBLEM: James bought 2 books for $9.95 each and 5 magazines for $4.25 each. How much change will he get back if he paid with a $50 bill? $41.15 $4.15 $8.65 $8.85

  10. STRATEGY #5:Draw a picture • Draw a picture using the clues in the problem. • Look for things that weren’t obvious in the numbers and words.

  11. PRACTICE PROBLEM: A room is 10 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square CENTIMETERS is the area of the room? 80,000 cm2 80 cm2 800,000 cm2 180,000 cm2

  12. STRATEGY #6:Determine the Operation • Multiply: look for words like “times” and “product” • Divide: look for words like “quotient” • Add: look for words like “together,” “sum,” “plus,” or “greater” • Subtract: look for words like “less,” “minus,” “difference” • Equal: look for words like “is,” “are,” or “result” • Inequalities: look for words like “greater than” or “less than”

  13. PRACTICE PROBLEM: A store is having a sale and all items are 20% off their original prices. Which of the following represents the new price on a pair of jeans that was originally $35? $28 $7 $32 $25

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