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6th Grade

PreComp Class: Physics 6

Teacher: Barlev

What are the 3 most important things (concepts, test taking strategies, facts, etc.) to know for your PreComp?

1. Equations

2. SI Units

3. Definitions

What is the format of your PreComp (native & common) – type and number of questions?

Native: 30 minutes, 12 Multiple Choice and 3 free response

Common: 30 minutes (25 multiple choice)

If I only had 30 minutes to study for your PreComp, what should I do?

Review definitions, equations and units on quizlet or with flashcards. Make sure all of

this information is memorized. Then, if you have spare time, work on practice

problems that use these equations.

What would you do to reduce stress about the PreComps?

We’ve been taking tests like these all year, since all of our tests are cumulative! You

won’t be tested on anything you haven’t learned, so if you feel nervous, take a deep

breath and take the test one problem at a time.


Teacher: Schellenberger


1. Redo your practice problems: Find problems in your Review Packet, Unit 1-4

packets, past quizzes, past test, practice precomp tests, etc.

2. Know all your equation triangles and how to use them

3. Study your definition flashcards


Native: 12 Multiple Choice and 3 Short Answer

Common: 25 Multiple Choice


Study equation and definition flashcards


As you study star or circle anything you are confused by, need help with, or don’t

understand. Bring those topics into class or student hours and ask Ms. Schellenberger

for help.

Dance for 5min every 1hr of studying

PreComp Class: Biology 6

Teacher: Dr. Green and Ms. Timme


1. Diagrams! Label the diagrams on the Study Guide packet and test yourself.

2. Know the vocabulary – there is a Quizlet for this class. You may find it by

a. searching for DrGreen406 or TimmeBASIS

b. By element-specifc url:

Fe url: https://quizlet.com/join/7XEYVZ7me Ni url: https://quizlet.com/join/SyZAbYMqP

Pd url: https://quizlet.com/join/GUyqwqWjX Zr url: https://quizlet.com/join/cB84qPG4Q

W url: https://quizlet.com/join/cM5Rzasmu

3. Have confidence! You know this material and you will do awesome. Make sure that you read

each question on the test fully. If you don’t know a question skip it and come back to it later.


Native: 55 multiple choice questions, with a focus on labeling diagrams

Common: 55 multiple choice questions


If you are at school, you should look over your diagrams and your glossary in the back of your biology

journal. If you are at home, spend this time on Quizlet.


• Make a study schedule. Having a clear goal of what to study each day will chunk the information and it

will become less imposing.

• Start studying now! Waiting until the night before will make the material seem more overwhelming

than it actually is.

• If you are having a really tough time learning a particular topic, look at videos on YouTube.

CrashCourse, In a Nutshell, It’s Ok to be Smart, and SciShow are just a few YouTube channels that

explain science topics at a middle school level.

https://quizlet.com/join/7XEYVZ7me

https://quizlet.com/join/SyZAbYMqP

https://quizlet.com/join/GUyqwqWjX

https://quizlet.com/join/cB84qPG4Q

https://quizlet.com/join/cM5Rzasmu

PreComp Class: Chemistry 6

Teacher: Ms. Pickett


1. Review old quizzes, tests, and study guides for precomp

2. Log onto and practice with the quizlet account (MsPickett68)

3. Review study tips from Ms Pickett: Make your own tests or quiz, rewrite your

notes, have someone quiz you, make flashcards


Native: 25 multiple choice questions

Common: 20-26 multiple choice questions


Review old tests and quizzes, review and practice the quizlet account. Have a friend or

family member quiz you.


Take your time, each questions is worth the same number of points. If a tough

question comes along, skip it and go back to it later. It is best to answer the questions

that you know really well and feel confident about first.

PreComp Class: Latin 6

Teacher: Cosby


1. Declension and Conjugation Charts

2. Sentence Structure

3. Vocab


Native: -15 conjugation (present, imperfect, future) questions

-5 sum, esse (either present, imperfect, or future) questions

-20 sentence and sentence structure questions

-15 vocab questions

Common: 32 questions from 4 declension chartsIf I only had 30 minutes to study for your PreComp, what should I do?

Make sure you know the declension songs (for 1st and 2nd declensions) and you know

how to conjugate verbs.


Practice writing out the charts because they make up about 3/5 of the precomp.

7th Grade

PreComp Class: Spanish 7

Teacher: Taggart


1. Question words (who, what, when, where, why, how, how many) to help identify

what test questions are asking

2. Conjugations of ser & estar

3. agreement of noun/adjective/article


Native: 25 Multiple Choice, 7 Short answer Questions



Study question words, memorize conjugations of ser and estar, practice writing

autobiographical sentences


Study from practice pre-comp, practice translating questions, study using quizlet in

short bursts


Teacher: Beabout


1. Review and practice declensions and conjugations

2. Fill in endings on Multiple Choice charts

3. Complete and review free response and multiple choice practice questions


Native:

Free Response and 45 multiple choice

Common:

20 -40 multiple choice questions chart based on present system of all 4

conjugations and 3rd declension adjectives.If I only had 30 minutes to study for your PreComp, what should I do?

Review present system active for verbs and 3rd declension nouns and adjectives.


Study and practice so you feel secure in what you are doing, then pick a movie to see

the weekend after PreComps.

PreComp Class: Biology 7

Teacher: Ms. Timme


1. Know the vocabulary – there is a Quizlet for this class. You may find it by:

a. searching TimmeBASIS

b. URL: https://quizlet.com/join/SxPjZGzHj

2. Apply the vocabulary. How do vocabulary words relate to each other? What are some examples of

vocabulary? Everything in biology is connected, so knowing how one topic or word is linked another is

really helpful. Making mind maps or Venn diagrams will help organize this information.

3. Have confidence! You know this material and you will do awesome. Make sure that you fully read each

question on the test. If you don’t know a question skip it and come back to it later.



Common: 50 multiple choice questions


If you are at school, you should study the glossary in the back of your biology journal. If you are at home,

spend this time on Quizlet.


• Make a study schedule. Having a clear goal of what to study each day will chunk the information and it

will become less imposing. Start studying now! Waiting until the night before will make the material

seem more overwhelming than it actually is.

• If you are having a really tough time learning a particular topic, look at videos on YouTube.

CrashCourse, In a Nutshell, It’s Ok to be Smart, and SciShow are just a few YouTube channels that

explain science topics at a middle school level.


Teacher: Barlev


1. Equations

2. SI Units

3. Definitions


Native: 30 minutes, 12 Multiple Choice and 3 free response

Common: 30 minutes (25 multiple choice)


Review definitions, equations and units on quizlet or with flashcards. Make sure all of

this information is memorized. Then, if you have spare time, work on practice

problems that use these equations.


We’ve been taking tests like these all year, since all of our tests are cumulative! You

won’t be tested on anything you haven’t learned, so if you feel nervous, take a deep

breath and take the test one problem at a time.


Teacher: Tomanelli


1. Use Process of Elimination. This especially useful for questions about periodic trends.

If you can’t remember which way a trend goes (ie, “does radius increase or decrease

across a period?”) you should at least be able to eliminate any of the “middle” answers.

2. Watch the time. You have 25 questions to answer in 30 minutes for each section. Don’t

spend 5 minutes on one question. Make a note of the question you’re stuck on and come

back to it later. If you find you are running out of time, make your best guess. DO

NOT LEAVE ANYTHING BLANK. At least you have a 25% shot of guessing right!

3. Relax. Don’t get yourself all worked up and stressed out if you get stuck on a question!


Native: 25 questions, 30 minutes

Common: 25 questions, 30 minutes


Be sure you know your periodic trends, Lewis structures and nomenclature rules. All other

topics on the PreComp are review from 6th grade, but those are brand new concepts.


Pace your studying. Don’t put it off until the night before the PreComp. Cramming rarely

works! Also, make sure you get a good night’s sleep and eat a good breakfast.

8th Grade

PreComp Class: Intermediate Spanish (8)Teacher: Sr. Ramirez


1. Vocabulario

2. Gramatica

3. Verb conjugation


Native: 36 Multiple Choice



Review you notes and review work form this week.


Work during the review week and meditate.

PreComp Class: Physics 8Teacher: Schellenberger


1. Redo your practice problems: Find problems in your Review Packet, Unit 1-5 packets, past quizzes, past test, practice precomp tests, etc.

2. Know all your equations and how to use them

3. Study position time graphs, velocity time graphs and acceleration time graphs (understand what is happening on each type of graph and know how to find slope and area)


Native: 14 Multiple Choice and 3 Short Answer



Study your graphs and equations


As you study star or circle anything you are confused by, need help with, or don’t understand. Bring those topics into class or student hours and ask Ms. Schellenberger for help.

Dance for 5min every 1hr of studying


Teacher: Beabout


1. Review and practice declensions, conjugations, participle forms, infinitives, and

adjective degrees

2. Fill in endings on Multiple Choice charts on tests

3. Complete and review free response and multiple choice practice questions


Native:

Free Response and 35 multiple choice

Common:

20 -40 multiple choice questions on based on participle formation and translation.

declension of participle in charts, and formation and translation of adjective degrees.


Review participle and infinitive formation, translation and use, plus adjective degree

formation. Then review and/or complete a free response practice.


Study and practice so you feel secure in what you are doing, then pick a movie to see

the weekend after PreComps.

PreComp Class: World History 8

Teacher: Dr. Seiler


1. Key Concepts for each of the three time periods

2. Be able to apply historical thinking (causation, comparison, continuity & change, contextualization ...) to all content

3. Be able to connect any terms you know to others


Native: 29 Multiple Choice Questions -- some stimulus-based (image, map, quote), some stand alone

Common:2 Short Answer Questions


You need more than thirty minutes. Pay attention during review, come to review with prepared questions...


Prioritize, break down material, don't try to study everything at once...


Teacher: Ms. Pickett


1. Review old quizzes, tests, and study guides for precomp

2. Log onto and practice with the quizlet account (MsPickett68)

3. Review study tips from Ms Pickett: Make your own tests or quiz, rewrite your

notes, have someone quiz you, make flashcards



Common: 20-26 multiple choice questions


Review old tests and quizzes, review and practice the quizlet account. Have a friend or

family member quiz you.


Take your time, each questions is worth the same number of points. If a tough

question comes along, skip it and go back to it later. It is best to answer the questions

that you know really well and feel confident about first.

PreComp Class: English 8

Teacher: Erichsen-TealWhat are the 3 most important things (concepts, test taking strategies, facts, etc.) to know for your PreComp?

1. (Common) Grammar Rules. Yes, many of these you know from previous years. Don’t neglect to go over

the photo-copied packets handed out in class to review rules and examples.

2. (Common) Figurative Language Terms: easy points if you have the 13 terms memorized.

3. (Native) Decide, in advance, which novel you’ll write your free-response about. Details about the prompts

(fairly open ended) will be discussed at the end of review week (before the weekend).


Native: A free response short-essay reflecting on what you learned from one of the two novels we’ve read in

class (“I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou and “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee)

Common: All Multiple Choice, two main sections:Literature

Format: 3 passages of 4-6 questions apiece. Big idea: Questions focus on having students make inferences

about the function of various literary devices, or about character traits and/or motives. Only a small number

of questions would ask students to identify a device.

Grammar

Format: 12-15 individual questions. There may be one short, error-riddled passage. Big idea: Mostly, we will be

asking students to identify the common error or type of sentence. A few questions will ask for the best fix for

an error, while still other questions will give the same sentence written several ways, and students must pick

the grammatically correct version.


Read over the “English 8 Pre-Comp Exam Study Packet” and check yourself (make flashcards, ask someone

else to quiz you on rules, terms, etc.).


Be sure to take some time in the evenings to do whatever is the most relaxing for you! Watch a movie or tv

show, go for a walk/run/swim, read a book for pleasure. If you’re over-stressed and under-rested, it will be

harder to stay mentally and physically strong during review week and exams!

PreComp Class: Bio 8

Teacher: Sundberg


1. Photosynthesis and cell respiration

2. Cell membrane and transport across the membrane

3. Macromolecules and enzymes


Native: 40 MC questions

Common: 45 MC questions


Correct your unit 1-8 test and focus on the study guide sections corresponding to the

sections you got the most questions wrong for.


Study 15-20 minutes for biology each weekday from now until the precomp. Study 1-2

hours over the weekend.

Be sure to catch up on any missing units!Come to the special review session Monday 1/30 from 4-5.

PreComp Class: Economics 8

Teacher: Klein and Owen


1. Know your vocabulary Terms

2. Know how to read and interpret graphs

3. Remember all material covered is fair game.


Native: 15 multiple choice questions and 2 FRQs- 30 minutes

Common: 25 multiple choice questions- 30 mins


Review the 3 page review sheets handed out in class


Attend the Breakfast Review session this Saturday 8a-12pm in Café1 and refresh

knowledge of all topics covered

PreComp Class: Algebra 1

Teacher: Nicholson


1. Solving equations

2. Order of operations

3. Formulae for volume and surface area


Native: 15 questions, free response

Common: 25 questions, multiple choice


Look through the study guide, skip all problems that you are positive you know how to

do and attempt the problems you feel like you need a bit of review with. Attempt those

problems and then check your answers with the key. Using your notes and book, try

and figure out where you are making your mistakes.


Go for a walk around your neighborhood, or if it isn’t too cold, go for a bike ride.


Teacher: Benham


1. The Pre-Comp will cover material from Lessons 1-59.

2. Know your Algebra 1 facts and formulas! Visit https://quizlet.com/_2ypprh to

practice.

3. Show your work! The native portion is completely free-response, and students

will have the opportunity earn partial credit. However, partial credit will only

be given to answers that have work shown.


Common: 15 multiple choice questions, 45 minutes

Native: 4 formulas, 14 free-response questions, 30 minutes


Complete the Pre-Comp review packet, grade your answers, and make corrections to any incorrect answers.


1. Take a night off from studying math to do something that you enjoy and then get a good night’s sleep.

2. All of your problem sets contain review problems – remember that, by doing your homework, you have been studying for the Pre-Comp all year!

https://quizlet.com/_2ypprh


Teacher: Mrs. Becker


1. The precomp covers lessons A – 55.

2. You get out of review week what you put into it. If you are taking the review I provide

seriously and getting the problems correct, you will do great on your precomp!

3. Show your work! The native portion is completely free-response, and students will have the

opportunity earn partial credit. However, partial credit will only be given to answers that

have work shown.


Native: 9 Free Response, 2 Error Analysis, 3 Free Response Calculator. You will have 30 minutes

for the 14 questions combined and you will be able to move on to the calculator section at your

own pace.

Common: 25 Multiple Choice Questions in 45 minutes


Work through the questions you don’t know how to do on the practice precomp (provided in

class on Wednesday 1/25).


I would create a study schedule for myself and write down how I’m going to study each day. I

would also plan breaks into my study schedule for things I find fun (going for a run, practicing

calligraphy, or cuddling my cats). I feel so much better once I can see a plan written out!

PreComp Class: Precal A

Teacher: Nicholson


1. Domain and range of functions

2. Proofs of similarity and congruence

3. Vectors and polar coordinates


Native: Free response, five questions with multiple parts

Common: Multiple choice, 20 questions


Look through the study guide, skip all problems that you are positive you know how to

do and attempt the problems you feel like you need a bit of review with. Attempt those

problems and then check your answers with the key. Using your notes and book, try

and figure out where you are making your mistakes.


Go for a walk around your neighborhood, or if it isn’t too cold, go for a bike ride.

PreComp Class: Pre-Calculus A

Teacher: Mr. Oldakowski


1. Learn to do problems without a calculator. Even if the last step requires a

calculator, practice setting problems up without one.

2. Every test is cumulative, so every test prepares you for pre-comps. Use test

corrections as a study guide/extra practice problems.

3. Pre-Comp covers material through lesson 30.


Native: 45 minutes – 20 multiple choice questions

Common: 30 minutes – Constructed response questions in the same style as

constructed response questions from class (even numbered tests).


Work out problems that you (almost) know how to do. Push yourself to start getting

those problems correct every time. Save the problems that you are completely lost on

for when you have more study time.


Use the cover sheets from the practice pre-comp materials to target my studying,

focusing on the material I am the closest to mastering, and working back from there.

PreComp Class: Pre-Calculus B

Teacher: Mr. Oldakowski


1. Learn to do problems without a calculator. Even if the last step requires a

calculator, practice setting problems up without one.

2. Every test is cumulative, so every test prepares you for pre-comps. Use test

corrections as a study guide/extra practice problems.

3. Pre-Comp covers material through lesson 90.


Native: 45 minutes – 20 multiple choice questions

Common: 30 minutes – Constructed response questions in the same style as

constructed response questions from class (even numbered tests).


Work out problems that you (almost) know how to do. Push yourself to start getting

those problems correct every time. Save the problems that you are completely lost on

for when you have more study time.


Use the cover sheets from the practice pre-comp materials to target my studying,

focusing on the material I am the closest to mastering, and working back from there.

Stress and Test Anxiety

So, you have a test coming up?

• Are you nervous?

• Do you feel worried

about how you will

perform?

A little stress is normal

• Sometimes nervousness can work in your favor by motivating you.

• In larger amounts, it can interfere or impair your ability to think

clearly, plan, and perform on exams.

Stress Management

What is Anxiety Exactly?

Anxiety has three parts:

1. What we feel: rapid breathing, heart beating quickly, tense muscles,

sweating, etc.

2. What we think: thinking something horrible is going to happen. “I’m

going to fail this test!”

3. What we do: shutting down, giving up (…or not!)

Anxiety is something that ALL people experience. Think of it as an alarm. It can have many

positive functions, but sometimes it is not so positive when we experience false alarms.

Test anxiety is when these feelings occur before, during, or after an exam because of concern, worry, or fear.

What can you do?

Change Your Thinking

• Change the way you think about

studying/exams.

• Develop reasonable expectations.

• Avoid negative self-talk.

• “I can’t do this”

• “This is too much”

• Avoid “stress-carriers”

• Politely avoid classmates who

produce anxiety or make you

nervous.

What Should I do When I

Feel Stressed?

• Take a deep breath!

• Try slowly inhaling to a count of 5, and slowly exhaling to a

count of 5 and repeat three times. Let's Practice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzRg3vPJ5Fc

What Should I do When I

Feel Stressed?

• Use positive self-talk: “I can do this”, “I know this material”

• Exercise is a great way to release energy

• Make sure you’re getting enough rest.

• Stress balls can be used as a temporary solution to release energy and relax

• Step away - do something that you enjoy for a break

What if I Can’t Control It?

• If you feel like you are unable to control your feelings of

nervousness, stress, or worry, ask for help!

• Talk to your parents

• Talk to a teacher you like

• Talk to your school psychologist (Ms. Chambers)

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