OAA Cram Session

Prepared by: Dave EffronDominion Middle School: Columbus City Schools

TIPS TO BEAT THE TEST

Your inside voice is conditioned to lie to you. It is trying to keep you safe.

Try this 20 sec test with your students...

I need everyone to give me 100%. Just for 20 seconds.

Raise your hand in the air. As high as you can raise it. Remember your giving me your 100%

Now raise it 1/4 inch higher...

Your ready for this OAA. But a 1/4 inch more could make all the difference. NEXT

"It's not the will to win that matters ­ everyone has that.  It's the will to prepare to win that matters." 

­Bear Bryant

YOU CAN BEAT THIS TEST

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that's less than half correct

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Pass the test FIRST.  Then go for GOLD.

Step 1:  Identify and Circle 21 Multiple Choice Questions that you can beat.Step 2:  TIME CHECK and get psyched!  Hit em' hard and focus on just those 21.

TIME CHECK.  You've answered 21 of 35 MC questions.  SMILE and be PROUD. NEXT

Nothing less than GOLD.

Step 3:  Finish the MC questions.  Only 14 remain.

Step 4:  TIME CHECKSMILE­ BREATHE­ STRETCH

Energy and persistence alter all things. ­Benjamin FranklinNEXT

THIS IS A TEST OF ENDURANCE

Just the sight of a bubble answer sheet sends shivers through most of us. To avoid the shivers, use the tips being provided to ensure that you are as prepared as possible for the test.

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IDENTIFY the Types of Questions

• "Right There" Questions­­Literal: Example: "Who gave John the dog?" The answer is stated right in the passage. To find it, recall information from or refer back to one place in the passage.

• "Think and Search" Questions­­Inference: Example: "What was the same about every dog in the story?" Use memory or looking back at the passage. The answer is usually in more than one place. Information needs assembled for the answer.

• "Author and You" Questions­­Evaluative : Example: "How did John probably feel when he found the dog?" These questions cannot be answered just by reading the passage. Use what is already known, plus what is learned from the passage, to answer the question.

SKIM THE TEST

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Read, or at least skim, the questions before reading any passage. While reading the passage, keep those questions in mind and underline words and phrases that might help find the correct answer.

Deal with the stress, anxiety, and fatigue

• SMILE (or chew gum)­ the motion activates the brain and relaxes the TMJ.

• BREATHE (through your nose)­ the cooler air cools the frontal cortex of the brain and deep breaths increase O2 to your body.• STRETCH (calf muscle)­ 1st muscle to tighten up under stress and signals fight or flight.

Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do. 

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• Identify how many points are up for the taking

• Write the points "1­2­3­4" on the question

Attack the written responses

• Restate and prove it.

RESTATE and PROVE IT

Restate the question and give a correct answer THEN write a sentence that supports the answer.  1pt for answer + 1pt for support = 2 point answer 

Repeat this for a 4 point answer.1pt for answer + 1pt for support 1pt for another answer + 1pt for support = 4 point answer 

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Don’t Be Confused!

• What it should look like.

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Two forces acting on the blocks as they slid down the ramp were friction and gravity.Friction affects the motion of the block by slowing it down. Gravity affects the motion of the block by pulling it towards the earth.

The absence of sea otters leads to a decrease in giant kelp beds because more animals would eat kelp if the otters were not eating them. Decreasing the amount of giant kelp would give snails less food to eat and their numbers would decrease.

• Don't let the principal do the morning announcements­  a silly happy teacher's voice starts the day off right for testing.

• Allow students to bring and use ear plugs.• Use a stress ball.• Use breathe right strips.• Smells that help in the testing environment:

Lemon, Peppermint, and Cinnamon• 90% of students report test anxiety or frustration­ teach students to relax the TMJ.

Other Quick Tips

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