CRCT/Test Taking Strategies

CRCT/Test Taking CRCT/Test Taking StrategiesStrategies

CRCT/Test Taking CRCT/Test Taking StrategiesStrategies

What is the purpose of the CRCT?

• Measures how well students acquire the skills and knowledge described in the GPS and QCCs

• Yields information on academic achievement

• Diagnoses student strengths and weaknesses as related to GPS/QCC

• Gauges the quality of education throughout Georgia

What Content Areas are Tested?

• Grades 1-8 take the CRCT• All grades are assessed in reading,

language arts, math, science and social studies

Test Taking Strategies• Think positive!• Read all the answers before marking one• Process of elimination• Don’t guess blindly-make an educated guess• Skip, return, check• Underline/notice key words and phrases• Respond to the question that is being asked• Reading Passages: read the questions FIRST• If your answer doesn’t match- rework it• CHECK over your answers• Your first guess is usually right

On the CRCT

Summarize means:• Give the short version• Tell the main ideas or the most

important parts• Sum it up

So, what happened was . . .

On the CRCT

Compare means:• Give all the likenesses or

similarities between two or more things

• How are they alike?

On the CRCT

Contrast means:• Tell all of the differences between

two or more ideas• How are they different?

On the CRCT

Describe means:• Tell about using the five senses

(touch, smell, scent, sound, and look)

• Paint a picture using words

On the CRCT

Predict means:• Tell what you think will happen

next• Make a guess about the next event• Think ahead

On the CRCT

Support means:• Back up with details• Give reasons for• Give the facts about• Defend your ideas/ beliefs

On the CRCT

Evaluate means:• Tell the value of• In your words, tell the good

and bad parts• Put in rank order• Judge or rate

On the CRCT

Analyze means:• Break into parts• Study the individual pieces• Take apart• Look at closer

On the CRCT

Infer means:• Read between the lines• Make an educated guess• Look for hidden information• Figure outBe a detective!

• Put together• Come up with• Create• Make• Design

On the CRCT

Formulate means:

Well, in my opinion . . .

On the CRCT

Trace means:• Write in order from beginning to

end• List in steps• Outline• Track or follow