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53 Taking Tests

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Taking Tests Opening Page

Start-Up Activity

Ask students if they know how squirrels prepare for winter. (They work hard to gather and store food.) Tell them just as squirrels store food to prepare for winter, students can pack away information to get ready for tests. This chapter presents ways that students can prepare to take different types of tests.

To warm up students' test-taking skills, have them take this silly squirrel test. Afterward, ask which type of question was hardest to answer? Which type was easiest?

Think About It

“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”

—Benjamin Spock

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State Standards Covered in This Chapter

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.8

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.8

LAFS Covered in This Chapter

LAFS.2.W.3.8

LAFS.2.RI.3.8

TEKS Covered in This Chapter

110.4.b.7

110.4.b.9.D

TEKS Covered in This Chapter

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Matching Test

Read aloud the tips on page 257 for completing matching test questions. Lead a discussion of the example on the page, and refer students back to the matching question on the silly squirrel test in the "Start-Up Activity" from page 256.

Have students write their own matching questions about a topic you are studying. (For example, they might match vocabulary words to their definitions, or characters from a story to their descriptions.) After students write their matching questions, have them trade papers with partners, who will answer the matching questions. 

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Multiple-Choice Test

Ask for a volunteer to read the tips for reading and answering multiple-choice test questions. In addition to the tips on page 258, let students know that they can often rule out one or more choices to a given question to narrow the options before choosing the right answer.

Have students write their own multiple-choice questions about a topic that you are studying. Then ask students to trade questions with a partner and answer them. Afterward, students should discuss what makes a multiple-choice question easy or hard to answer.

State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.2.W.3.8
TEKS Standard:
110.4.b.7
NE ELA Standard:
LA 2.2.1.c, LA 2.2.2.b

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Fill-in-the-Blanks Test

Lead students through the tips and examples on this page. Also, tell them to read the sentence to themselves, placing the word "blank" in the spot that they need to fill in. Often, their minds will fill in the word as they read the sentence to themselves.

Have students write their own fill-in-the-blank questions about a topic you are studying. Ask them to trade papers with a partner, answer the questions, and discuss this type of test question.

State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.2.W.3.8
TEKS Standard:
110.4.b.7
NE ELA Standard:
LA 2.2.1.c, LA 2.2.2.b

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Short-Answer Test

Review the tips for responding to short-answer questions. Compare the tips to the sample answers. For example, point out how the answers use a few words from the questions. Also point out that the answers include complete sentences with capitalization and end punctuation.

Have students write their own short-answer questions about a topic you are studying. Ask them to give their questions to partners to answer. Then have them discuss strategies for answering this type of question.

State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.2.W.3.8
TEKS Standard:
110.4.b.7
NE ELA Standard:
LA 2.2.1.c, LA 2.2.2.b

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Test-Taking Tips

In preparation for their next test, have students review the general tips on this page. Also stress the importance of routinely practicing and studying important concepts.

Help students understand the difference between long-term memory and short-term memory. Trying to study everything at the last minute means they will struggle to remember on the test. Instead, if they listen well, plan their study time, review their work, and work with partners, they will be placing their learning in long-term memory, where it will stay and be easy to recall.

State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.2.RI.3.8
TEKS Standard:
110.4.b.9.D
NE ELA Standard:
LA 2.1.6.e

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