Ten Terrific Test Taking Tips
1. Be prepared to do your best! Get a good night's sleep and a healthy breakfast for each day of the testing.
2. Have pencils and erasers ready to go.
3. Listen carefully to the teacher's instructions.
4. Read the written directions as well.
5. Ask questions about the directions if needed.
6. Use your time wisely. Don't rush... but don't daydream. The SOL tests are not timed!
7. If you finish a section and have extra time, look back over your work and check your answers.
8. Work on the easier questions first. Then go back to the questions that seem more difficult. Do not leave answers blank. No answer is always a wrong answer!
9. Before you mark an answer, make sure you are in the right place on your answer sheet.
10. RELAX and know that you will do fine! You have studied and worked hard all year!
Remember to use these strategies
Use UNRAAVEL
Make sure to read all the answers choices
Eliminate choices you know are wrong
Look for clues about how a word is used
Estimate the answer
