TESTING, TESTING, TESTING, TESTING,

1,2,31,2,3Strategies for Taking The Strategies for Taking The

SATs and ARMTSATs and ARMT

The Night Before the The Night Before the Big TestBig Test

Go to bed on timeGo to bed on time Put a few #2 pencils Put a few #2 pencils

with erasers in your with erasers in your backpackbackpack

Don’t go to bed angry or Don’t go to bed angry or upsetupset

Talk to your parents Talk to your parents about your concernsabout your concerns

The Morning of the TestThe Morning of the Test

Start your day as your Start your day as your normally donormally do

Eat a healthy breakfastEat a healthy breakfast Have a positive attitudeHave a positive attitude Take deep breaths if you Take deep breaths if you

get nervousget nervous RelaxRelax

How to answer How to answer multiple choice multiple choice

questionsquestions…… Read the question and Read the question and

ALL answer choices ALL answer choices before marking anythingbefore marking anything

Eliminate wrong Eliminate wrong answers firstanswers first

Make educated guesses Make educated guesses if you are unsure, don’t if you are unsure, don’t guess blindlyguess blindly

Pay attention to key Pay attention to key words that will help you words that will help you choose the correct choose the correct answeranswer

Hints for Reading Hints for Reading PassagesPassages

Read the questions Read the questions before you read the before you read the passage, this will help passage, this will help you understand what is you understand what is required of yourequired of you

Look for clues in other Look for clues in other questions that will help questions that will help you when you are unsureyou when you are unsure

Hints for Math Hints for Math ComputationsComputations

Double check your workDouble check your work Line up place value Line up place value

correctlycorrectly If your answer doesn’t If your answer doesn’t

match one of the choices, match one of the choices, reread the problem and reread the problem and try againtry again

Pace yourselfPace yourself

Don’t spend too much time Don’t spend too much time on one problemon one problem

Answer the easiest Answer the easiest questions firstquestions first

Go back over your answers Go back over your answers if you have timeif you have time

Don’t worry, keep a Don’t worry, keep a positive attitudepositive attitude

Final TipsFinal Tips

Fill in bubbles fully and Fill in bubbles fully and neatlyneatly

Make sure you are on the Make sure you are on the right problem in your right problem in your answer documentanswer document

Don’t hold your pencil Don’t hold your pencil too tightlytoo tightly

Relax, stay calmRelax, stay calm

Remember it is okaynot to know everything.Some questions may Be difficult, but don’t

give up. Keep a positiveattitude and you will

succeed!

Do your best And nothing

LESS!