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Prepare for the ELA TAKS Test: Tips and Strategies for Success

The race is on for tomorrow's ELA TAKS test! Make sure to report to your testing room by 7:15 a.m. Bring a snack, as lunch will be late. Get a good night's sleep, dress in layers, and fuel up with a protein-packed breakfast. Remember to bring your #2 pencils and highlighter. During the test, read all directions, utilize a dictionary, and pay attention to thethematically-linked passages. For OERs, prewrite and support your answers with textual evidence. Afterward, review your answers and bring a book to read. You've got this!

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Prepare for the ELA TAKS Test: Tips and Strategies for Success

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  1. The race is on… • Tomorrow is the ELA TAKS test. • Report to your testing room before 7:15 a.m. • Bring a snack – it will be very late before you eat lunch. • Do your best!

  2. Before the Test • Get a decent amount of sleep the night before. • Dress appropriately – Layer. • Eat something for breakfast – THINK PROTEIN. • Bring your #2 pencils and highlighter. • Take a deep breath.

  3. During the Test • Read all of the directions. • Use a dictionary! • Remember that the passages, OERs, and essay are thematically linked. • Take your time.

  4. OERs • When beginning your OERs, do some prewriting. • Remember, OERs test reading not writing. • Answer the question. • Support your answer with direct, textual evidence. • HALT!

  5. OERs • When beginning your OERs, do some prewriting. • Remember, OERs test reading not writing. • Answer the question. • Support your answer with direct, textual evidence. • HALT! • If the question asks you about a change, you have to have two quotes. • Beware of “AND” in your answers!

  6. Essay • Some say you should do this first. • FOCUS ON THE PROMPT! • Intro starters • Dialogue • Onomatopoeia • Beginning in the middle of the story • Use the thesaurus to remind you of better words that you know. Don’t try to use words you’re not familiar with. • The story has to be BELIEVABLE (not necessarily true). • You are graded on focus & coherence, organization, development of ideas, voice, and conventions.

  7. After the Test • Go back over your answers. • Bring a BOOK to read. (You may not have a magazine, and you may not write while others have tests out.) • Rest – you’ve just finished a marathon!

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