The SAT. The ACT. AP exams. The very mention of these exams can cause the college bound to feel anxious. One way to combat Test Anxiety is to provide high schoolers with models of these tests and give them opportunities to analyze the questions and practice taking the exams.

Concepts

test preparation, test-taking strategies

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Before administering practice exams, model test taking strategies, provide class members with an annotated copy of an examine that highlights where answers to specific questions can be found, and offers a scoring guide that indicates the percentage of test takers who chose the correct answer

Classroom Considerations

• While some colleges and universities have dropped requirements for the SAT and ACT (e.g. Columbia and Barnard), many continue to consider the results as factors in their admission process

Pros

• The practice test models the appearance of the SAT reading exam
• An answer key offers insights into where evidence in the text is found that supports the correct answer

Cons

• No test-taking strategies are included

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.4 RL.9-10.6