Test-taking Strategies

Read the ENTIRE question before trying

to answer it!

Read ALL of the answer choices.

Underline important words or terms in the question or passage.

On graphs, pictures or charts, carefully read

all of the labels!

Try to eliminate any obviously wrong choices.•Read each choice one by one.

•Get rid of answers you know are wrong by marking through the letter.

•Save choices that might be correct or that you aren’t sure about.

•Choose the best answer from the choices you think might be right!

Don’t rush – think through the question!

Once you have chosen an answer, don’t second guess

yourself!

If you get stuck, don’t spend too

much time on it. Flag the question and

return later.

Mario says: “Without Test

taking strategies Luigi and I would never be able to

save the Princess!”

Practice Question

• A unicellular organism with a nucleus, mitochondria, and chloroplasts is found in a sample of lake water. In which kingdom would this organism be classified? – A) Protists– B) Plants– C) Animals– D) Archaebacteria

Answer

B – Plants are the only kingdom

with chloroplasts

Practice Question

• Static electricity can occur when clothing is dried in a dryer. Just after being dried in a dryer, clothing often seems to cling together. These pieces of clothing –– A) stick together because they have the same electric

charges– B) stick together because they have opposite electric

charges– C) repel one another because they have the same

electric charge– D) repel one another because they have opposite

electric charges

Answer

B – opposite charges attract

Use these strategies for EVERY test you take!!!

• Science• History• Math• Reading

• TAKS• SAT• ACT