1. Test Taking Strategy

2. Test Taking Strategy + Effort = Success

3. Advance Organizer  Previous lesson Completed pre-test Evaluated test taking skills Set GOAL to learn new strategy  Today’s lesson Learn new strategy to improve the way you take a test 3

4. Define “Strategy: A plan or method for solving a problem or completing a task.

5. Test Taking Strategy  Method/Strategy to use when taking a test Answer questions carefully Avoid careless mistakes Make the best possible guess Who would like to be test wise?

6. Study + Test Taking Strategy = GOOD GRADES

7. Rationales  If you have studied the material, can avoid careless mistakes, and can guess well when you don’t know an answer, what should your grade on a test be?  How will this help you in a course such as social studies or science? You will be in control/charge of your grades You will pass your classes You will good about yourself

8. Test Taking Strategy  Can you think of some situations in school where you take tests?  Can you think of other situations outside of school where you take tests?

9. 65% 75% Before Mastery After Mastery Results Student studied for test

10. 30% 40% Before Mastery After Mastery Results Student did NOT study for test

11. Cue Card 1 Steps of the Test-Taking Strategy Step 1: Prepare to Succeed Step 2: Inspect the Instructions Step 3: Read, Remember, Reduce Step 4: Answer or Abandon Step 5: Turn Back Step 6: Estimate Step 7: Survey

12. Cue Card 2 Step One: Prepare to Succeed P ut your name and PIRATES on the test A llot time and order to sections S ay Affirmations S tart within 2 minutes

13. Cue Card 1 Steps of the Test-Taking Strategy Step 1: Prepare to Succeed Step 2: Inspect the Instructions Step 3: Read, Remember, Reduce Step 4: Answer or Abandon Step 5: Turn Back Step 6: Estimate Step 7: Survey

14. Cue Card 3 Step Two: Inspect the Instructions R ead the instructions carefully U nderline what to do and where to respond N otice special requirements

15. Cue Card 4 Underline WHAT to do and WHERE to respond  Circle the letter next to the most appropriate choice.  Write “T” in front of statements that are true. Write “F” in front of statements that are false.  Make a “+” in front of statements that are true. Make a “-” in front of statements that are false.

16. Cue Card 4 Underline WHAT to do and WHERE to respond  Circle the letter next to the most appropriate choice.

17. Cue Card 4 Underline WHAT to do and WHERE to respond  Circle the letter next to the most appropriate choice.  Write “T” in front of statements that are true. Write “F” in front of statements that are false.

18. Cue Card 4 Underline WHAT to do and WHERE to respond  Circle the letter next to the most appropriate choice.  Write “T” in front of statements that are true. Write “F” in front of statements that are false.  Make a “+” in front of statements that are true. Make a “-” in front of statements that are false.

19. Cue Card 3 Step Two: Inspect the Instructions R ead the instructions carefully U nderline what to do and where to respond N otice special requirements

20. Cue Card 1 Steps of the Test-Taking Strategy Step 1: Prepare to Succeed Step 2: Inspect the Instructions Step 3: Read, Remember, Reduce Step 4: Answer or Abandon Step 5: Turn Back Step 6: Estimate Step 7: Survey

21. Cue Card 5 Step Three: Read, Remember, Reduce R ead the whole question R emember what you studied R educe the choices

22. Read the whole question 22

23. Remember what you studied 23

24. Reduce the choices 24

25. Cue Card 5 Step Three: Read, Remember, Reduce R ead the whole question R emember what you studied R educe the choices

26. Cue Card 6 Step Four: Answer or Abandon A nswer the question A bandon the question for the moment

27. Cue Card 7 Absolute Words No None Never Only All Always Every

28. Cue Card 7 Non-Absolute Words Few Some Seldom Sometimes Most Many Often Usually

29. Cue Card 8 Step Six: Estimate A void absolutes C hoose the longest or most detailed choice E liminate similar choices

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32. Cue Card 9 Step Seven: Survey Survey to ensure all questions are answered Switch an answer only if you are sure

33. Cue Card 10 Test-Taking Strategy Affirmations  I look for ways to use the Test Taking Strategy every day.  I work through tests easily using “PIRATES.”  I am a successful test taker when I use “PIRATES.”