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Slide 1: Taking Tests How to score your best on any standardized test
Slide 2: The night before the test…
Slide 3: The morning of testing Start your day as you always do.
Slide 4: The morning of testing Eat a good breakfast.
Slide 5: The morning of testing Think of what you’ll do to relax after you get home from school.
Slide 6: The morning of testing Think positively.
Slide 7: In the classroom Relax Ask for help with directions The teacher is there to help  you
Slide 8: The test is based on California State Content  Standards You have already studied most of the  material you will see on the test
Slide 9: If you don’t understand the question, ask for help.
Slide 10: Read the question and ALL the answers before marking anything
Slide 14: Multiple Choice Questions Do not change your first answer unless you are VERY sure you’ve made a mistake.
Slide 15: Multiple Choice Questions Answer every question. Make the best guess you can.
Slide 16: Eliminate answer choices you know are wrong.
Slide 17: If you can eliminate two answers, your chance of choosing the right answer is greater.
Slide 18: Don’t guess blindly.
Slide 19: Think for a full minute, then choose your best answer.
Slide 20: Skip, Return, Check
Slide 21: Skip, Return, Check Always check to make sure you’ve answered all the questions
Slide 25: Reading Passages If the test requires you to read passages and then answer questions about what you read… Read the questions first.
Slide 26: Reading Passages With several questions about a reading passage or chart… Look for clues in the other questions.
Slide 27: Math computation When using scratch paper, double-check that you’ve copied the problem correctly.
Slide 28: Math computation Line up place values correctly.
Slide 29: Math computation If yo ur answer is no t one of the choices, reread the pro blem clo sely and try so lving it again.