strategies for taking standardized tests 2010 write it in your agenda! april 30 – may 7 cst may 10...
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Strategies for Taking Standardized Tests
2010
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Write it in Your Agenda!
April 30 – May 7 CST May 10 – 11 EOC/Math May 14 – 15 MDTPMay 16 – 17 EOC/Sci. (8th) May 17 – 18 EOC/SS May 21 – 22 EOC/LA May 23 MARP
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Purpose of CST (California Standards Test)
• To test what students should be able to do in each subject area
• To test students knowledge of standards
• To test what students should know
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CST Achievement
• 600-395 (5) Advanced
• 394-350 (4) Proficient
• 349-300 (3) Basic B
• 299-266 (2) Below Basic BB
• 265-150 (1) Far Below Basic FBB
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‘Twas the Night Before Testing
• Go to bed on time. • Put a few #2
pencils with erasers in your backpack the night before the test.
• Talk to your parents about your concerns.
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The Morning of Testing
• Start your day as you always do.• Eat a good breakfast.• Think Positive! Think Positive!
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Strategies 1,2,3
• 1. READ THE DIRECTIONS!
• 2. Make sure you understand what the question is asking.
• 3. Be sure you are responding to the question that is being asked.
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Pace Yourself
• Do not spend too much time on any one question.
• Answer the easiest questions first.
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Skip, Return, Check
• If you finish early, check to make sure you have answered all questions. Return to the ones you did not finish.
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The Process of Elimination
• If you can eliminate two wrong answers, your chance of choosing the right answer is greater.
I know C isn’t the answer!
I know C isn’t the answer!
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An Example of Elimination
2+2 = ___A. 3
B. 4
C. blue
D. red
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Reading Strategies
• Scan the questions before reading long passages.
• Look for clues from other questions/answers.
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Math Computation
• Make sure you have copied the problem correctly from the test booklet!
• Line up place value correctly on your scratch paper!
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Reread, Recopy, Solve
• If your answer does not match one of the choices, reread the problem, recopy the numbers, and try solving it again.
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Keeping Track of Time
• Do not spend too much time rewriting or obsessing about neatness.
• Your first guess is usually right but if you have time, recheck the answers that you were unsure about.
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The Death Grip
• If your arm tires during testing it is probably due to the grip that you have on your pencil.
• Relax the grip and give those muscles a break.
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• Remember it's okay not to know everythingit's okay not to know everything — unlike class tests, these tests will have some questions designed to challenge the limits of your knowledge at a grade level above your current grade.
Mr. or Ms. Know-it-all!
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Final Tips
• Fill in the bubbles completely
• Write neatly
• Erase stray marks
• Do your BEST!
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Wildcat Pride!
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Questions?
The End