EOG Strategies!

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EOG Strategies!

• Take your time and do your best
• I know that you can achieve success!

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BE PREPARED

• Eat a well-balanced meal the night before the
  test.
• Make sure all clothes and school materials are
  prepared and ready to go.
• Go to bed earlier to allow more time to fall
  asleep.
• Refrain from disagreements that might change your
  attention focus.
• Eat a well-balanced breakfast the morning of the
  test. Try to include protein like bacon or
  sausage.
• Have a least 2 sharpened 2 pencils.

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Think Positively!

• Believe that you will do well on the End-of-Grade
  Tests.
• Have confidence in your own abilities.
• Set a goal and try to BEAT it!

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Persevere!

• Dont 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.
• Dont crawl or rush through a test.
• Steady Eddie is the rule of thumb.

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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.
• Use breathing techniques to calm yourself if you
  get anxious.

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Remain Focused!

• The End-of-Grade tests arent easy, but dont let
  yourself be distracted by anything that prevents
  you from doing your best.
• Remember that you control the outcome of your
  test results.

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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.

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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.

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Try to answer all the test questions!

• When you come to a difficult question, dont
  spend too much time trying to figure it out.
• Wait until youve finished the easy questions.
• Then go back and work on the hard ones in the
  time you have left.

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SLASH THAT TRASH!

• Get rid of unimportant sentences or information
  in test questions.
• Get rid of answer choices that you know are not
  correct-Try to narrow to 50/50.
• Some answer choices are different by just one
  word.
• Look for definite words like always and
  never. These are usually NOT the answer.

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Dont give up when you come to a difficult
question!

• Its best to make a good guess at the answer.
• Rememberif you dont answer the question, then
  it is automatically scored as incorrect. Any
  answer will give you a 25 chance.

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Use Good Judgment!

• Be sure that the answer you have chosen actually
  answers the question you have been asked.
• Take the time to make sure.

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Dont Over Analyze

• Dont read more into a question than is actually
  there.
• Double check to be sure that you arent adding
  information on your own to the question.
• Also, be sure to read all of the choices before
  making a selection.
• Visualize what the question is asking you.

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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.
• If you need more paper or another pencil, raise
  your hand.

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CHECK IT OUT!

• Check after every 5 answers to make sure that
  your question number matches your answer number.
• Write your final answer to the left of the
  choices in your test booklet so that if you
  misalign you can easily find your error.
• Make sure that you are bubbling answers in the
  correct section of the test.

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READING/SCIENCE LETS BEGIN!

• Read the questions before you read the text, that
  way, youll know what to look for as you read the
  passage.
• Look for clues to answers in other questions.

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Reading/Science Strategies!

• Utilize reading guides like THIEVES, RELAX or
  RUNNERS.
• Read and study EVERYTHING!!! (maps, graphs,
  charts, tables, illustration/pictures, diagrams,
  and especially captions.)
• Read all footnotes.

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Reading/Science Strategies!

• CONSIDER key words, but dont rely on them
  completely. Make sure that you are answering the
  question that is being asked. Conceptual
  understanding yields correct answers not key
  word tricks.
• Illustrate the concepts if necessary.
• Visualize the question that is being asked.

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Reading/Science Strategies!

• Pay close attention to bold or italicized words.
• Notice definitions set off by commas.
• Read for context clues to understand vocabulary
  or any unfamiliar word.
• If you dont know how to pronounce a proper noun
  such as Qyieemah, then call it Q, but say it
  consistently.

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Reading/Science Strategies!

• The best test takers often refer back to a
  selection, a map, or a diagram to be sure to
  answer the question correctly.
• It is not a sign of weakness to look back in the
  selection. It is a sign of intelligence.
• Dont just rely on memory. Rely on strategies
  and techniques.

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MATHLETS BEGIN!

• Read each question carefully to assure that you
  are answering the question being asked and not
  the one that you think is being asked.
• CONSIDER key words, but dont rely on them
  completely. Make sure that you are answering the
  question that is being asked. Conceptual
  understanding yields correct answers not key
  word tricks.

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MATH STRATEGIES

• Work out every single problem.
• Draw pictures to help you.
• Read and draw out sentence-by-sentence to make
  sure that you dont miss any steps.

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MATH STRATEGIES

• Make sure that you copy the problem correctly or
  you will solve it incorrectly.
• Line up numbers by place value to compute.
• If your answer doesnt match any of the choices,
  try again.

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MATH STRATEGIES

• Use strategies that you have been taught.
• Work backwards.
• Make a table or chart.
• Make a list.
• Look for patterns.
• Estimate the answer to help you eliminate wrong
  answers.

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MATH STRATEGIES

• On the calculator active portion, use the
  calculator even if just for checking behind
  yourself.
• If all else fails, guess and check/plug and chug.
  
• Evaluate the reasonableness of the answer.

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Dont 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 dont get carried away and mark up you
  answer sheet!

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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.
• Erase any stray marks.
• Make sure each circle is bubbled in neatly.

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THE END IS IN SIGHTHANG IN THERE!