HSPAHSPA ‘Twas the Night Before Testing Go to bed on time.Go to bed on time. Put a few No. 2 pencils with erasers in your backpack.Put a few No. 2 pencils.

HSPAHSPA HSPAHSPA

‘‘Twas the Night Twas the Night Before TestingBefore Testing

• Go to bed on time. Go to bed on time. • Put a few No. 2 pencils with erasers in your backpack.Put a few No. 2 pencils with erasers in your backpack.• Talk to your parents about any concerns that you might have about the test. Talk to your parents about any concerns that you might have about the test. • Solve family/friend problems before Solve family/friend problems before

the testing date. the testing date.

The Morning of The Morning of TestingTesting

•Think Positive! Think Positive! • Start your day as you always do.Start your day as you always do.• Eat a good breakfast.Eat a good breakfast.• Think of what you will do to relax after Think of what you will do to relax after

you get home from school.you get home from school.• If you are sick….stay home!If you are sick….stay home!• Put ALL electronic devices in your Put ALL electronic devices in your locker or leave them at locker or leave them at • home!home!

No electronic devices in the room!!!!

VOID!!!!!

LanguagLanguage Artse Arts

LanguagLanguage Artse Arts

Language Language ArtsArts

• Expository Writing Expository Writing (4P3D)(4P3D)• Persuasive Writing Persuasive Writing (5-3-8)(5-3-8)• Narrative Reading – Narrative Reading – Read EverythingRead Everything• Persuasive Reading - Persuasive Reading - Read Read

EverythingEverything• Open Ended - Open Ended - 5-8 Sentences-Use 5-8 Sentences-Use

InferenceInference

Multiple Choice Multiple Choice QuestionsQuestions

•Read the question but Read the question but do not read all of the do not read all of the answers. Read the answers. Read the text.text.

Multiple Choice Multiple Choice QuestionsQuestions

• Do not change your answers Do not change your answers unless you are unless you are veryvery uncertain uncertain about your first answer choice. about your first answer choice.

• Try to answer every question. Try to answer every question. Make the most intelligent Make the most intelligent guess you can.guess you can.

Pace Pace YourselfYourself

• Don’t spend too much time on Don’t spend too much time on any one question. Do your any one question. Do your best and then move on.best and then move on.

• Answers the easiest questions Answers the easiest questions first, but be sure to go back to first, but be sure to go back to those questions you skipped.those questions you skipped.

The Process The Process of of

EliminationElimination• After you have been through After you have been through

all of the questions once, go all of the questions once, go back and find questions you back and find questions you have have somesome knowledge about knowledge about and and eliminateeliminate choices that you choices that you know are know are incorrectincorrect. . I know C isn’t the answer!

The Process of The Process of EliminationElimination

• If you can eliminate two If you can eliminate two wrong answers, your wrong answers, your chance of choosing the chance of choosing the right answer is greater.right answer is greater.

Answering Answering QuestionsQuestions

•Don't guess blindly, but Don't guess blindly, but if you have time to think if you have time to think about the best answer about the best answer choice, make it! choice, make it!

Skip, Return, Skip, Return, CheckCheck

•If you finish If you finish earlyearly, , check to make sure check to make sure you have answered you have answered ALL of the ALL of the questions.questions.

Key Key WordsWords

•Find Find key wordskey words or or phrasesphrases in the question in the question that will that will helphelp you you choose the correct choose the correct answer.answer.

Are we Are we communicatincommunicatin

g?g?• Make sure you understand Make sure you understand

what the question is asking. what the question is asking.

• Be sure you are responding Be sure you are responding to the question that is to the question that is being asked.being asked.

Reading Reading PassagesPassages

• If the test requires you to read passages and then answer If the test requires you to read passages and then answer questions about what you read, questions about what you read, read the questions firstread the questions first. .

• By doing this, you will know what you are looking for as you By doing this, you will know what you are looking for as you read. This also helps you go read. This also helps you go fasterfaster on the test. on the test.

Reading Reading PassagesPassages

• When there are several When there are several questions about a reading questions about a reading passage or chart, look for passage or chart, look for cluesclues in other questions that in other questions that will help you with those will help you with those items about which you are items about which you are unsure. unsure.

1.1. Dickens’ Dickens’ A Tale of Two CitiesA Tale of Two Cities takes takes place in what two cities? place in what two cities? a. a. Glasgow & London Glasgow & London b. New York & Paris b. New York & Paris c. Paris and London c. Paris and London d. Dublin and Edinburgh d. Dublin and Edinburgh

• Correct Answer: C• Both Paris and London are mentioned

twice in the answers while the other cities are only mentioned once. If you only remember one of the two cities, you have to make a choice.

• 2. Italy has been handicapped by all of the following except: a. limited natural resources b. a shortage of fertile soil c. a lack of adequate ports d. overpopulated farm lands

• Correct Answer: C• Using background knowledge, you

would hopefully know that Italy is a boot shaped peninsula surrounded by water on three sides, thus making “a lack of adequate ports” not possible.

• 3. Which of the following is closest in value to 1/3? a. ¼ d. 5/16

• b. 3/8 e. 7/16• c. 3/16

• Correct Answer: D• First, use the process of elimination. By looking at

the five answers, you will see three that are similar (C, D, E). This could indicate that one of the answers lies within, as in this case it does. If you didn’t know the math for figuring out the answer, at least you could narrow down the possibilities. By knowing the answer is probably in 16ths, then figuring 1/3 into 16ths seems an efficient use of your test-taking time.

• 4. An example of a mismatched relationship is: a. Chicago and Illinois b. Birmingham and Florida c. Kansas City and Missouri d. Phoenix and Arizona

• Correct Answer: B• The key word is mismatched. In order to

find the answer, you need to first find the matching ones. This can help eliminate some of your choices. By matching the city correctly to its state, then A, C, and D are not the mismatched one. Letter B is.

• 5. The purpose of the cluss in furmaling is to remove: a. cluss-prags

• b. tremalis• c. cloughs• d. plumats

• Correct Answer: A• Because “cluss” is in the answer.

• 7. The sigla frequently overfesks the treisum because: a. all siglas are melious. b. siglas are always votial. c. the treisum is usually tarious d. no tresta are feskable.

• Correct Answer: C• Letters A, B, and D use definite terms

such as all, always and no. The question uses the word frequently making letter C with the word “usually” a better answer.

• 10. Which of the following (is,are) always present when trossets are being gruven? a. rint and vost b. vost

• c. shum and vost • d. vost and plume

• Correct Answer: B• The key word is always. Vost is

“always” present in all of the answers.

• 11. The mintenng function of the ignu is most effectively carried out in: a. a razma tool

• b. the gorshing stantil c. the fribbled breg

• d. a frally sush

• Correct Answer: C• The answer is given in question 8.

(Remember that previewing the playing field can help find answers within a test!)

MathematiMathematicscs

MathematiMathematicscs

Math Math Section Section

•Four Standards are Four Standards are TestedTested

1.1.Number and Numerical Operations Number and Numerical Operations – 15%– 15%

2.2.Geometry and Measurement – 25%Geometry and Measurement – 25%

3.3.Patterns and Algebra – 30%Patterns and Algebra – 30%

4.4.Data Analysis, Probability, and Data Analysis, Probability, and

Discrete Math – 30%Discrete Math – 30%

Test Strategy Test Strategy andand PacingPacing

1.1.Do the Do the Multiple Choice Multiple Choice questions questions FIRSTFIRST

2.2.Don’t spend more than 2 Don’t spend more than 2 minutes per problemminutes per problem

3.3.Complete the Complete the Open Ended Open Ended problems last.problems last.

4. Don’t spend more than 5 4. Don’t spend more than 5 minutes per problemminutes per problem

Math Math Section Section

Math Math ComputationComputation

• When using scratch paper When using scratch paper on a math test, double on a math test, double check to make sure that you check to make sure that you have copied the problem have copied the problem correctlycorrectly from the test from the test booklet!booklet!

Math Math ComputationComputation

• Line up place value correctly Line up place value correctly on your scratch paper on your scratch paper (thousands, hundreds, tens, (thousands, hundreds, tens, ones) or the answer will be ones) or the answer will be incorrect.incorrect.

Math Math ComputationComputation

• If your answer does not match one If your answer does not match one of the choices, reread the problem, of the choices, reread the problem, recopy the numbers, and try recopy the numbers, and try solving it again. solving it again.

4-Step Method 4-Step Method for Problem for Problem

SolvingSolving1. Underline the question1. Underline the question

2. Circle important 2. Circle important information.information.

3. Select a strategy.3. Select a strategy.

4. Solve and check.4. Solve and check.

Self-Self-AssessmentAssessment

•““+” if you are reasonably sure +” if you are reasonably sure of your answerof your answer

•““?” if your answer was your ?” if your answer was your best guessbest guess

•““-” if you had absolutely no -” if you had absolutely no

clueclue

Final TipsFinal Tips• Fill in bubbles fully, write neatly, Fill in bubbles fully, write neatly,

and erase stray marks. and erase stray marks. • Double-check the test number in Double-check the test number in

your test booklet against the your test booklet against the answer sheet every few questions answer sheet every few questions to be sure you haven’t gotten onto be sure you haven’t gotten on

the wrong number. the wrong number.