STAR TESTING

On the Day of the Test

Listen closely to verbal directions and read carefully any instructions on the test itself.

Ask the teacher to explain any instructions you don't understand.

Scan the entire test for the types of questions and use this information to pace yourself.

Jot down memory aids, formulas, or important facts in the margins.

Answer the questions you know first and come back to the harder ones later, remembering to mark unanswered questions so they're easy to find.





Multiple Choice Test Taking Tips


Read the question before you look at the answer.

Come up with the answer in your head before looking at the possible answers, this way the choices given on the test won't throw you off or trick you.

Eliminate answers you know aren't right.

Read all the choices before choosing your answer.

If there is no guessing penalty, always take an educated guess and select an answer.

Don't keep on changing your answer, usually your first choice is the right one, unless you misread the question.

In "All of the above" and "None of the above" choices, if you are certain one of the statements is true don't choose "None of the above" or one of the statements are false don't choose "All of the above".

In a question with an "All of the above" choice, if you see that at least two correct statements, then "All of the above" is probably the answer.

A positive choice is more likely to be true than a negative one.

Usually the correct answer is the choice with the most information.

Read all of the answer options, then choose the one that most closely matches her answer.

When unsure, eliminate answers that are clearly incorrect.

If forced to guess, choose the longest, most detailed answer.