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Take out your index cards and number them1-20 in the top right and corner. Please

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Today’s Assignment….*Define ALL of the key terms on page 376

*Read pages 376-382*Complete Study Guide

We will use 10-15 minutes of class time We will use 10-15 minutes of class time daily to study these key points to use for daily to study these key points to use for your success on the EOG TEST!!!!!your success on the EOG TEST!!!!!

Daily you should take your index Daily you should take your index cards/flash cards out and write all of the cards/flash cards out and write all of the tips down.tips down.

Reading Directions and QuestionsReading Directions and Questions Read the directions carefully. Look for words like Read the directions carefully. Look for words like

allall, , nonenone, and , and exceptexcept. These can throw you off.. These can throw you off. Understand what the question is asking before Understand what the question is asking before

trying to complete the answer. If you don’t trying to complete the answer. If you don’t understand the question, chances are you’ll understand the question, chances are you’ll answer the wrong question.answer the wrong question.

Use your test booklets to help you! Circle and Use your test booklets to help you! Circle and underline words in the question or directions that underline words in the question or directions that help you to answer the questionhelp you to answer the question. Write in your . Write in your test booklet.test booklet.

Read each question and answer carefully. If you Read each question and answer carefully. If you don’t understand something, read it again.don’t understand something, read it again.

Marking Answers on the Marking Answers on the Answer SheetAnswer Sheet

Check periodically (every five answers and at Check periodically (every five answers and at the bottom of each row) to see that item the bottom of each row) to see that item numbers and answer numbers match.numbers and answer numbers match.

Use a piece of paper lined up under each row Use a piece of paper lined up under each row on the answer sheet. This will ensure you are on the answer sheet. This will ensure you are on the correct number and not accidentally on the correct number and not accidentally skipping a lineskipping a line..

If you skip a question, then also skip the If you skip a question, then also skip the answer.answer.

Marking Answers on the Marking Answers on the Answer SheetAnswer Sheet

Put a light mark next to skipped items on the Put a light mark next to skipped items on the booklet booklet ANDAND the answer sheet. This will remind the answer sheet. This will remind you to go back and answer those questions.you to go back and answer those questions.

Don’t erase mistakes too hard, and don’t redraw Don’t erase mistakes too hard, and don’t redraw erased circles. This may cause holes in the erased circles. This may cause holes in the answer sheet and make it hard to score.answer sheet and make it hard to score.

Watch for stray marks on the answer sheet. Watch for stray marks on the answer sheet. These can be picked up by the computer as the These can be picked up by the computer as the answers and cause you to miss questions you answers and cause you to miss questions you should not miss.should not miss.

The computer will count your answer The computer will count your answer incorrect if two circles have pencil marks in incorrect if two circles have pencil marks in themthem..

Marking Answers on the Marking Answers on the Answer SheetAnswer Sheet

Don’t erase mistakes too hard, and don’t redraw Don’t erase mistakes too hard, and don’t redraw erased circles. This may cause holes in the erased circles. This may cause holes in the answer sheet and make it hard to score.answer sheet and make it hard to score.

Watch for stray marks on the answer sheet. Watch for stray marks on the answer sheet. These can be picked up by the computer as the These can be picked up by the computer as the answers and cause you to miss questions you answers and cause you to miss questions you should not miss.should not miss.

The computer will count your answer The computer will count your answer incorrect if two circles have pencil marks in incorrect if two circles have pencil marks in themthem..

Read each item completely and all of the Read each item completely and all of the answer choices before choosing an answer.answer choices before choosing an answer.

There are usually a couple of choices that There are usually a couple of choices that sound correct; but don’t be tempted to mark sound correct; but don’t be tempted to mark the first one that sounds good.the first one that sounds good.

Check back over your answers at the end of Check back over your answers at the end of testing. Sometimes, you can make silly testing. Sometimes, you can make silly mistakes, and you’ll catch them when you look mistakes, and you’ll catch them when you look back over your answers. Check your work!back over your answers. Check your work!

Students miss the easy questions as often as Students miss the easy questions as often as the hard questions because they do not read the hard questions because they do not read the questions carefully. The questions all the questions carefully. The questions all count the same. Be extra sure you get the count the same. Be extra sure you get the easier ones correct!easier ones correct!

Make sure you answer every question. Make sure you answer every question. If you don’t, you are If you don’t, you are guaranteedguaranteed to to miss the ones you skip.miss the ones you skip.

Read all of the answer choices before Read all of the answer choices before answering. One of the choices might answering. One of the choices might include more than one answer. For include more than one answer. For example: both A and B.example: both A and B.

Eliminating the Wrong Eliminating the Wrong AnswersAnswers

Test booklets in which students have a large number Test booklets in which students have a large number of elimination marks receive higher scores than those of elimination marks receive higher scores than those with few or none. Use the process of elimination to with few or none. Use the process of elimination to help you have a higher score. Cross out wrong help you have a higher score. Cross out wrong answer choices as soon as they are read. Pick your answer choices as soon as they are read. Pick your answer from the remaining options. If you eliminate answer from the remaining options. If you eliminate two answers as being incorrect, you have a 50/50 two answers as being incorrect, you have a 50/50 chance of getting the right answer.chance of getting the right answer.

Make logical and reasonable guesses – perhaps the Make logical and reasonable guesses – perhaps the choice with the most information provided. If you choice with the most information provided. If you don’t know the answer completely, use the partial don’t know the answer completely, use the partial knowledge you have about the question and answers knowledge you have about the question and answers to help you.to help you.

A couple of the answer choices usually look like they A couple of the answer choices usually look like they could be correct. Choose the best answer.could be correct. Choose the best answer.

Focus on one question at a time; avoid looking Focus on one question at a time; avoid looking ahead at other questions. This can make you feel ahead at other questions. This can make you feel overwhelmed.overwhelmed.

Try not to feel rushed and anxious. If you begin to Try not to feel rushed and anxious. If you begin to think about all you have to finish in an amount of think about all you have to finish in an amount of time, it can make you feel too stressed and make it time, it can make you feel too stressed and make it hard to focus on what you are doing. As long as you hard to focus on what you are doing. As long as you don’t waste your time, you will have plenty of time to don’t waste your time, you will have plenty of time to complete the test.complete the test.

Don’t worry about other people in the room. We all Don’t worry about other people in the room. We all work at a different pace, and finishing first does not work at a different pace, and finishing first does not make you do better.make you do better.

Keep moving through the test. Skip questions that Keep moving through the test. Skip questions that are giving you trouble. When you finish, go back and are giving you trouble. When you finish, go back and retry any skipped questions. Don’t spend too much retry any skipped questions. Don’t spend too much time wrestling with one question time wrestling with one question

Relaxation TechniquesRelaxation Techniques Take a deep breath, hold it and then slowly Take a deep breath, hold it and then slowly

release the breath and the tension. Repeat until release the breath and the tension. Repeat until your body relaxes.your body relaxes.

Make an effort to relax. You have learned this Make an effort to relax. You have learned this information. Most people get nervous. It’s information. Most people get nervous. It’s natural. Just do your best.natural. Just do your best.

Think positivelyThink positively. Some problems may seem hard . Some problems may seem hard to you, but you may be able to figure out what to to you, but you may be able to figure out what to do if you read each question carefullydo if you read each question carefully..

Don’t get frustrated. Don’t get frustrated. The test is designed so that The test is designed so that the middle part of the test is actually the the middle part of the test is actually the hardesthardest. Do not get frustrated and give up during . Do not get frustrated and give up during this part of the test. It will get easier. Don’t give this part of the test. It will get easier. Don’t give up.up.

Testing EnvironmentTesting Environment

To provide a positive testing To provide a positive testing environment for all, avoid tapping your environment for all, avoid tapping your pencil or fingers, etc…This can be very pencil or fingers, etc…This can be very distracting to others in the room testing distracting to others in the room testing with you. They may tend to focus on with you. They may tend to focus on you rather than the test.you rather than the test.

Go to the restroom and get water Go to the restroom and get water before the test. You should not have to before the test. You should not have to leave the room during testing for any leave the room during testing for any reason.reason.

Before the TestBefore the Test Don’t stay up late. You don’t need to feel sleepy during Don’t stay up late. You don’t need to feel sleepy during

testing. Getting a good night’s sleep has been proven testing. Getting a good night’s sleep has been proven to help you stay alert and perform better on tests.to help you stay alert and perform better on tests.

Eat a healthy, well-balanced breakfast before school Eat a healthy, well-balanced breakfast before school starts each day of the test. Feeling hungry during starts each day of the test. Feeling hungry during testing can really distract you. Having a full stomach testing can really distract you. Having a full stomach can help you to do your best.can help you to do your best.

Try to have a positive morning before coming to Try to have a positive morning before coming to school and once you arrive at schoolschool and once you arrive at school. Problems . Problems hanging over you can make you lack focus.hanging over you can make you lack focus.

Wear a comfortable or favorite outfit each day. This Wear a comfortable or favorite outfit each day. This will build confidence and help you feel comfortable as will build confidence and help you feel comfortable as you take the test.you take the test.

Increase water intake to hydrate your brain throughout Increase water intake to hydrate your brain throughout the weeks leading up to EOG.the weeks leading up to EOG.

Don’t miss school unless you are really ill.Don’t miss school unless you are really ill.