Promote the most positive reading test-taking strategies to your third graders. A six-question practice test suggests using context clues, underlining words, rereading, and using process of elimination to choose the best answer when it comes to multiple choice.

Concepts

test preparation, test-taking strategies

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Review the test-taking strategies on the first page prior to distributing the practice test
• Give learners highlighters to pick out important words in the passage and demonstrate an understanding of the answers they chose

Classroom Considerations

• The first page has the test-taking tips as well as the practice test answer key; consider printing off the last two pages to give to learners

Pros

• Offers tips and then the opportunity to practice the skills
• Comes with answers to the questions

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.3.1 RL.3.2 RL.3.4 RL.3.5