Tovashal Elementary Tovashal Elementary STAR TestingSTAR Testing

Tips to help you doTips to help you doyour very best!your very best!

Be Physically Ready for the TestBe Physically Ready for the Test

• Get at least 9 hours of Get at least 9 hours of sleep.sleep.

• Eat a healthy breakfast Eat a healthy breakfast each day (low-sugar each day (low-sugar cereals and foods).cereals and foods).

• Get to school on time!Get to school on time!

• Talk to your parents Talk to your parents each night about your each night about your test and how you did.test and how you did.

It’s O.K. to Be a LittleIt’s O.K. to Be a LittleNervous!Nervous!

• Just do your best.Just do your best.

• Some questions Some questions will be easy, and will be easy, and some will be hard.some will be hard.

• It’s O.K. not to It’s O.K. not to know all the know all the answers.answers.

Listen Carefully to the DirectionsListen Carefully to the Directions

• Some questions ask Some questions ask you to find the you to find the rightright answer, and some ask answer, and some ask for the for the wrongwrong answer. answer.

• Listen Listen very closelyvery closely to to what is being asked.what is being asked.

• Read all the answersRead all the answers before filling in a before filling in a bubble.bubble.

Organize Your Testing AreaOrganize Your Testing Area

• Get comfortable at Get comfortable at your desk.your desk.

• Keep your pencils in Keep your pencils in an area you can easily an area you can easily reach. reach.

• Don’t have scratch Don’t have scratch paper or test materials paper or test materials overlapping.overlapping.

Take Your Time!Take Your Time!

• Scan the section you’re Scan the section you’re taking to see how many taking to see how many problems there are.problems there are.

• Pace yourself.Pace yourself.

• Don’t spend too much Don’t spend too much time on one problem – time on one problem – skip problems you can’t skip problems you can’t solve easily and come solve easily and come back to them later.back to them later.

Reading Test TipsReading Test Tips

• Read the Read the questions first. questions first.

• Then read the Then read the story or passage.story or passage.

• Read to answer Read to answer the questions, not the questions, not to finish the story.to finish the story.

Math Test TipsMath Test Tips

• Take your time – Take your time – going too quickly going too quickly often leads to silly often leads to silly mistakesmistakes

• Show your work – Show your work – don’t try to do don’t try to do problems in your problems in your head!head!

Put Down the Right Answer!Put Down the Right Answer!

• Eliminate answers you Eliminate answers you know are wrong.know are wrong.

• If you get down to two If you get down to two choices, make your choices, make your best guess.best guess.

• Go with your Go with your first first choicechoice – don’t change – don’t change it unless you’re sure.it unless you’re sure.

Other RemindersOther Reminders

• Bubble in circles Bubble in circles completely – stay in the completely – stay in the lines.lines.

• Completely erase stray Completely erase stray marks.marks.

• Try to complete all the Try to complete all the problems – don’t leave problems – don’t leave any blank!any blank!

Other RemindersOther Reminders

• Trust your teacher to Trust your teacher to have you ready. have you ready.

• Between tests, have fun Between tests, have fun at recess!at recess!

• Do your best!Do your best!

Tovashal Tigersharks Tovashal Tigersharks Are Smart!Are Smart!

You’re going to do a great job!You’re going to do a great job!