On the days we are doing State Core Testing -- April 20 - 29, make sure you come rested and well-fed and watered. Bring a clear bottle of water and a book to read in case you finish early -- which you probably will.
If you are interested in extra credit, bring a copy of a favorite poem to share and hand in.
Helpful Ideas for Test-Takers
- A successful test taker does his or her best on the test.
- A successful test taker always gets a good night's sleep the night before the test.
- A successful test taker eats a well-balanced breakfast on the morning of the test.
- A successful test taker does not rush through the test.
- A successful test taker concentrates on his or her own work and doesn't worry about how others are doing.
- A successful test taker will not make any stray marks on the answer sheet, and will not make any marks on the test booklet.
- A successful test taker does not get overly stressed about the test.
- You can calm yourself by paying attention to your own breathing.
- You can relax by tightening and then relaxing muscles -- face, neck, arms, legs, etc.
- You can take a minute-vacation, briefly imagining yourself in a place that relaxes you -- fishing, relaxing in a hammock, hiking along a forest path, etc, then focusing back on the test.
- A successful test taker will reread the passage as necessary.
- A successful test taker attempts to answer every question.
