EOG Strategies!

1. EOG Strategies! Take your time and do your best… I know that each one of you can achieve success! 

2. Think Positively! • Believe that you will do well on the End-of-Grade Tests. • Have confidence in yourself.

3. Persevere! • Don’t give up! • Use the time you are given to do your best possible job. • Remember that it takes a great student to keep going, but that you are that great student.

4. Use Common Sense! • Be sure that the answer you have chosen actually answers the question you have been asked. • Take the time to make sure…

5. Take the End-of-Grade Tests Seriously! • What you put on your answer sheet reflects how hard you have worked this year. • Let it reflect a positive picture.

6. Remain Focused! • The End-of-Grade tests aren’t easy, but don’t let yourself be distracted by anything that prevents you from doing your best. • Remember that you control the outcome of your test results.

7. Time is Important! • Use the time that you are given so that you can perform your best. • Keep track of how much time you have left. • If you finish early, go back over your test. • Remember that your test reflects your abilities and you want a true reflection of your abilities.

8. Know what to expect…! • Know that you will experience some easy questions on the tests and some that are not so easy. • When you come to a question which you find difficult, use your test taking skills that you have been practicing with your teachers to figure out the best possible answer.

9. Try to answer all the test questions! • When you come to a hard question, don’t spend too much time trying to figure it out. • Wait until you’ve finished the easy questions. • Then go back and work on the hard ones in the time you have left.

10. Don’t give up when you come to a difficult question! • It’s best to make a good guess at the answer. • First, find any choices that you know are wrong. • Then look at the leftover choices and make your best guess.

11. Read Questions Carefully! • Sometimes you are asked to choose the best answer, the most important things, or something which is not true. • It’s important to know exactly what you’re supposed to look for to answer a question correctly.

12. Don’t be afraid to look back for an answer! • The best test takers often refer back to a selection, a map, or a diagram to be sure to answer an item correctly. • Don’t just rely on memory.

13. Use the materials you are allowed to use during testing! • If you are given a calculator, formulas, protractor, or scrap paper, use them. • Remember that they are there so that you can do your best possible job.

14. Look over the questions to a selection first! • That way, you’ll know what to look for as you read the passage. • Once you’ve read the passage, go on to answer the questions.

15. Read Carefully! • Don’t read more into a question than is actually there. • Double check to be sure that you aren’t adding information on your own to the question. • Also, be sure to read all of the multiple choices before making a selection.

16. Don’t be afraid to WRITE in the EOG test booklet! • It may seem strange to write in it, but it is OK. • You can underline key words that will help you answer questions. • You can even use a highlighter. • Just don’t get carried away and mark up you answer sheet!

17. Day of Test--Proofread your test after you have finished! • If you have time, go back and look over your answers. • Change an answer only if you understand clearly why you are changing it. • Ignore what others are doing. • Remember that you want to do your best to demonstrate how hard you have worked this year!