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Test Taking. Techniques. Deborah Butler. Resource Teacher. I taught my dog Spot how to whistle. I don’t hear him whistling. I said I taught him; I didn’t say he learned it. It is assessment that helps us know the difference between teaching and learning. Ms. Butler.
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Test Taking Techniques
Deborah Butler Resource Teacher
I taught my dog Spot how to whistle. I don’t hear him whistling. I said I taught him; I didn’t say he learned it. It is assessment that helps us know the difference between teaching and learning.
Wouldn’t it be nice if …..the problem had nice numbers? Change the “mean” test numbers to “nice” test numbers and then do the problem.
Estimate Sometimes being close is good enough. Try doing it with nice numbers too.
Just do it Some problems you just have to do, so just do them!
Plug and Chug Plug in your own numbers (KISS) and see what happens
Eliminate the Impossible Use estimation and common sense to rule out the impossible choices. Only the possible answer will remain.
Using Answer Choices No need to work for the answer, be lazy! Use the answer choices and see if the result is true or false.
Nice Numbers Olathe South’s Tardy Policy
Christopher can type about 42 words per minute. If he types at this rate for 30 minutes without stopping, about how many words will he type? A 1260 B 2100 C 2520 D 4200
A rectangular pool 42 feet by 68 feet is on a rectangular lot 105 feet by 236 feet. The rest of the lot is grass. Approximately how many square feet is grass? 42 ft 105 ft 68 ft 236 ft A) 2,100 B) 2,800 C) 23,000 D) 28,000
Jana bought a car for $4200 and later sold it for a 30% profit. How much did Jana sell the car for? A $1260 B $2940 C $5460 D $7140
Which equation is equivalent to 5x – 2(7x + 1) = 14x? A -9x – 2 = 14x B -9x + 1 = 14x C -9x + 2 = 14x D 12x – 1 = 14x
A 4 B 6 C 9 D 10
Which relation is a function? A {(-1,3), (-2,6), (0,0), (-2,-2)} B {(-2,-2), (0,0), (1,1), (2,2)} C {(4,0), (4,1), (4,2), (4,3)} D {(7,4), (8,8), (10,8), (10,10)}
If n =2, and x = , then n(4 – x) = A 1 B 3 C 7 D 10
What does x5 equal when x = -2? A -32 B -10 C - D 32
If a is a positive number and b is a negative number, which expression is always positive? A a – b B a + b C ab D a b
If n is an odd number, which of the following is true about n + 1? A It s an odd number. B It is an even number. C It is a prime number. D It is the same number as n -1.
The graph of the equation y = x2 -3x – 4 is shown below. For what value or values of x is y = 0? A x = -1 only B x = -4 only C x = -1 and x = 4 D x = 1 and x = -4
For which equation graphed below are all the y-values negative? y y A B x x y y C D x x