final exams = test-taking tips

1. Assignments
For the week of:
English/
Language
Arts
Science Global
Studies/
History
Math World
Lanaguage
FLEX /Tutorial
Meetings
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday/
Sunday

2. Final Exam Prep Calendar --- The blue highlighted study sessions are for you to complete at home = 20- 30 minutes each night.
The yellow highlighted Review Day and Teacher Q & A are at school.
****6th
Grade has Science and Language Arts Exam projects which are completed in class before exam week. Due date is 5/22/18.
*****7th
Grade Global Studies Exam project will be completed in class before exam week. Due date is 5/22/18.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
WK 1 04/22 04/23 04/24 04/25 04/26 04/27 04/28
Approx. 20-30
minutes each
night
Get 4 file folders and
label them to organize
exam materials
At home, organize
Semester 2 Science
notes/old tests/quizzes
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
At home, organize
Semester 2 English
notes/old tests/quizzes
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
At home, organize
Semester 2 Math
notes/old
tests/quizzes
At home, organize Semester
2 GS/History notes/old
tests/quizzes
(6th
& 8th
Grade Only)
WK 2 04/29 04/30 05/01 05/02 05/03 05/04 05/05
Approx. 20-30
minutes for
each subject
At home, Print your Final
Exam Review Study
Guides.
At home, overview of
Science Study Guide
& sort study materials.
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
At home, overview of
English Study Guide
& sort study materials
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
At home, overview of
Math Study Guide &
sort study materials
At home, overview of
GS/History Study Guide &
sort study materials
(6th
& 8th
Grade Only)
WK 3 05/06 05/07 05/08 05/09 05/10 05/11 05/12
Approx. 20-30
minutes for
each subject
Science Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
English Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
Math Review GS/History
Review
(6th
& 8th
Grade Only)
2nd
Science Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
WK 4 05/13 05/14 05/15 05/16 05/17 05/18 05/19
Approx. 20-30
minutes for
each subject
2nd
Math Review
2nd
English Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
2nd
GS/History
Review
(6th
& 8th
Grade Only)
3rd
Science
Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
3rd
English Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
3rd
Math Review
WK 5 05/20 05/21
Day 0- Review
05/22
Day 0- Review
05/23 05/24 05/25 05/26
Approx. 20-30
minutes for
each subject
3rd
GS/History Review
(6th
& 8th
Grade Only)
3:30 Optional after
school Teacher
Q & A for Science
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
3:30 Optional after
school Teacher
Q & A for 6th
Grade
Math (6th
Grade Only)
Final Science Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
Science Exam
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
10:45a.m. Optional
Teacher Q & A for
English
(7th & 8th Grade Only)
Final English Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
English Exam
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
10:45a.m. Optional
Teacher Q & A for Math
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
Final Math Review
Math Exam
(All grades)
10:45a.m. Optional Teacher Q
& A for GS/History
(6th
& 8th
Grade Only)

4. MIDDLE DIVISION EXAMINATION SCHEDULE - May 2018
All examinations begin at 8:15 AM
Wednesday, May 23 Thursday, May 24 Friday, May 25 Tuesday, May 29
Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6
SCIENCE ENGLISH MATH GLOBAL STUDIES I
2 hour exam 2 hour exam
Ms. Valenti Mr. Beckwith
A - Room M104 A - Room M104
NO EXAM NO EXAM C - Room M105 D - Room M105
FOR FOR D - Room M106 E - Room M106
6th GRADE 6th GRADE E - Room M107 Mrs. Campagna
F - Room M108 C - Room M107
Ms. Charlemagne
Mrs. Madison F - Room M108
C - Room M109 G - Room M109
Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 7 & 8 Grade 7
SCIENCE ENGLISH MATH GLOBAL STUDIES
2 hour exam 1.5 hour exam 2 hour exam
Room M101 - Overflow Mrs. Estes Ms. Brown
A - Room M104 A - Room M101 NO EXAM
Room M102 - Barnes A & D C - Room M105 B - Room M102 FOR
G - Room M106 D - Room M110 7th GRADE
Room M110 - Coup C & G Ms. Lake G - Room M111
B - Room M107
Room M111 - Kirkman E & F E- Room M108 Mr. Fisher
F - Room M109 A - Room M130 (2.5 hrs)
B - Room M131 (2.5 hrs)
Grade 8 Grade 8 C - Room M144 Grade 8
SCIENCE ENGLISH D - Room M145 HISTORY
2 hour exam 1.5 hour exam F - Room M128 (2.5 hrs) 2 hour exam
Mr. Coup Ms. Beck Ms. Blackwelder
A - Room M107 A - Room M114 Mrs. Madison A - Room M115
E - Room M108 C- Room M115 A - Room M114
F - Room M109 D - Room M116 B - Room M115 Mr. Estes
F- Room M117 D - Room M116 (2.5 hrs) B - Room M101
Dr. Ackerson G - Room M118 F - Room M117 (2.5 hrs) C - Room M102
C - Room M104 D - Room M110
D - Room M105 Mrs. Ellinor E - Room M111
G - Room M106 B - Room M130 F - Room M114

5. Final Exams…Things to know
 8am – Arrive at your assigned classroom. Refer to the schedule for rooms
(next slide).
 Proctor (teacher in charge to monitor and assist). Your subject area teacher
will be in and out of the classroom to assist too.
 Charge your calculator and laptop the night before. Bring your test aides
(laptop and/or calculator), water, peppermints, pencils and scratch paper.
 Attend the review session for the next day’s exam. Arrange your pick up to be
around 12:30p.m.
 The Library is open until 3:30p.m. on Exam Days, so pair up with your study
partner!
 Bring your lunch if you plan to study after exams. The Berkeley Café is NOT

6. SIMPLE
Lesson Objective:
• Learn a color coding system to help you prioritize and manage your study sessions.
• Use the system to help you plan teacher meetings for extra support.
• Reinforce good study habits that will give you positive results when taking assessments.

7. Get all your study materials
ready
 study guide
 class notes
 laptop
 pen/pencil
 colored markers

8. Skim/Survey and color code
quest ions using t he coding syst em.
Step 3: Meet wit h your t eacher during Flex/ Tut orial t o get clarif icat ion f or any RED
codes bef ore creat ing your st udy t ool.
Step 4: Creat e your st udy t ool (f lashcards, Quizlet , pract ice t est , Kahoot , et c.)
Step 5: Work wit h your st udy part ner and st art st udying!
Quiz = 2- 3 - 30 min study sessions
Test = 4- 5 – 30 min study sessions
Color Code
RED
• ALERT! Use a red color t o not e when you do not understand t he
mat erial and need clarif icat ion.
• Make sure t o meet wit h t eacher ASAP during Flex or Tut orial and
get clarif icat ion so you have accurat e answers t o st udy.
• Priorit ize and review t he mat erial several t imes t o ret ain
inf ormat ion
Color Code
YELLOW
• WARNI NG! Use a yellow color t o not e when you are unsure
of t he inf ormat ion and/ or can’t complet e or explain t he
concept s or guiding quest ions.
• Make sure t o meet wit h your t eacher ASAP during Flex or
Tut orial and double check f or accuracy. Don’t st udy t he
wrong t hings!
Color Code
GREEN
• I KNOW I T! Use a green color t o not e when you are conf ident
and underst and t he inf ormat ion.
• This means t he concept s and/ or guiding quest ions can be easily
recalled, explained and/ or summarized.
• Review t hese concept s during st udy sessions but spend t he
maj orit y of your st udy session on Yellow and Red color codes.

10. Most important STEP!
Meet with your teacher to get
clarification for any RED codes
before you begin creating your
study tool and studying.

11. Create your study tool:
 Flashcards
 Quizlet
 practice test using Google Forms
 Quizziz
 Kahoot

12. Google
Forms
 You can create and share practice assessments with Google
Forms:
 Multiple choice
 Checkboxes
 Dropdown
 Short answer

13. Weekly Study Plan
Quiz = 2-3 study sessions (20-30 minutes each)
Test = 4-5 study sessions (20-30 minutes each)
Independently
1-2 sessions
Study Partner
1 session
Meet with Teacher
1 session
• Organize your notes &
resources.
• Read your notes aloud and
record yourself. Listen to
them in the car, walking, etc.
• Use your notes to create a
study tool like flashcards/
Quizlet/Kahoot/ tutorial
video/study guide/practice
test.
• Use your created study
tool and study with a
reliable partner. Study
partners are more
effective than study
groups. Avoid those
hogs & logs!
Meet before school,
during lunch or after
school. Even a phone
call or Facetime works!
• Meet with your teacher at
least 2 days before an
assessment and share your
study tool to see if you have
any gaps before assessment
day! Make adjustments if
necessary
• Meet with your teacher
AFTER the assessment to
review any errors from the
assessment.
Check off the study strategies you will use:
Passive Strategies
(use sparingly)
Active Strategies
(better)
Active Strategies
with Feedback (best)
• Reread your text.
• Reread your notes.
• Highlight notes/text.
• Read study guide.
• Rewrite notes.
• Use learning resources like
tutorial videos/Spark
Notes/Khan Academy, etc.
• Make your own study
guide using your
organized notes.
• Make study tools like
flashcards/Quizlet
• Make a practice test
• Use the internet to
search memory tricks
(mnemonic devices) for
content you are learning.
• Quiz yourself using your
created study tool like
Quizlet/study guide/flash
card.
• Make & take a practice test.
• Work with a reliable study
partner to review, quiz and
even teach each other.
• Meet with teacher for extra
review.

14. Test-Taking Tips

15. Sleep Well
If you sleep well, your body – including your brain – will
perform better. Getting too much or too little sleep can
negatively affect testing performance. So how much sleep
should you get?
AGE HOURS OF SLEEP
9-16 9-10

16. Eat Well
Brain cells need twice as much energy as the other cells of your
body. A brain uses a fuel called glucose which is a type of
sugar. It can’t store it, so it gets it from your blood. Your blood
gets glucose from the foods you eat. If you want to think well,
your brain needs a steady supply of glucose. That’s why eating
well – especially before tests/quizzes– is so important.

17. Movement & Breathing
A little aerobic movement before tests and quizzes pumps your
brain full of BDNF, which helps connections between synapses in
your brain to work more effectively.

18. Keep Hydrated
Your brain is approximately 80% water. You become restless
and have scattered attention when you are mildly dehydrated;
slow and lethargic when severely dehydrated.

19. Snacks for Fuel and Memory
If you are taking a test and haven’t eaten in a while, you might
want to give your brain an instant boost of glucose. This can be
done with a snack. Certain foods also help your mind focus and
sharpen your memory.
Bananas, popcorn, even candy (especially peppermint) will
work to give your brain glucose.

20. Relax
Here are some ideas you can do to help yourself during
tests or quizzes :
1. Be active and get some exercise beforehand.
2. Before starting, stretch your muscles and breath slowly.
3. Ask your teacher to play relaxing music during the test or
quiz. (Baroque music is ideal for testing)
4. Visualize a calm place or something you like to do.

21. Pretend You’re Alone
Try not to look at anyone around you. Don’t speak to other test-
takers or respond to others speaking to you during the test.
One of the biggest problems for test-takers is worrying about
what others are doing around them. It doesn’t matter how far
the others are on their tests. Focus only on what YOU are doing.

22. Basic Test-Taking Tips

23. Have your materials
ready..
 Bring at least two pencils with good erasers and any other
resources that your teacher allows.
 Keep your eyes on your own paper, you don't want to
appear to be cheating and cause unnecessary trouble for
yourself.
 Write legibly. If the teacher can't read what you wrote,
they'll most likely mark it wrong.
 Double check to make sure that you put your first and last
name on the test.

24. Actively Listen &
Follow Directions
Missing questions on tests simply because you didn’t read or
listen to directions is avoidable! Your teacher will give
important information and directions about your test.
Listening carefully and knowing exactly what to do helps you
feel confident and comfortable. Ask your teacher for
clarification if you don't understand what they are asking for
on the test.

25.  You will be required to READ the directions of sections of
your test or quiz. Often a new section will completely
change directions from the previous section. Don’t let
them trick you! READ the directions and look for 2-3
part questions!

26. Pace Yourself &
Skip when Stuck
When you first receive your test, do a quick survey of the
entire test so that you know how to efficiently budget
your time. One of the biggest mistakes made by test-takers is
rushing through questions like it’s a race. Go slowly.
Complete the easy questions first, and then tackle the harder
questions. If you find you’re spending too much time on any one
question, skip it and finish as many of the others as you can.
Leave a few minutes at the end for making quick intelligent
choices on the questions you didn’t answer. Answer all
questions! Don’t leave any question blank.

27. Use Scratch Paper
Math often requires computation and calculation. Although
some problems can be figured out mentally, certain problems
have multiple steps and regrouping. They should always be
carefully written out.
You can use scratch paper to brainstorm your essay questions
too.

28. You May Change
Answers
If you have time, you should always go back to review the
answers you selected.
New research has shown that test-takers that review and
update some of their answers tend to do better than those who
don’t.
But be careful. You should only change answers if you are
confident that the new answer is a better choice.

29. Think Positively
If you repeat these in your mind over and over
before the test, you will perform better. Positive
thinking is very powerful!

30. Reward Yourself
Believe in yourself. You’ve done the hard work,
now show what you know! You can do this, you
know you can!

31.  They are the experts of your class and what you are learning.
 If you are afraid that missed some important information, meet with your
teacher during tutorial and ask them to read through your notes and
help you with anything that you missed.
 Your teachers want you to learn! They are here for you and want you to
succeed. Get to know them and be a risk-taker when you need
information!

32. Final Exam Prep Calendar --- The blue highlighted study sessions are for you to complete at home = 20- 30 minutes each night.
The yellow highlighted Review Day and Teacher Q & A are at school.
****6th
Grade has Science and Language Arts Exam projects which are completed in class before exam week. Due date is 5/22/18.
*****7th
Grade Global Studies Exam project will be completed in class before exam week. Due date is 5/22/18.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
WK 1 04/22 04/23 04/24 04/25 04/26 04/27 04/28
Approx. 20-30
minutes each
night
Get 4 file folders and
label them to organize
exam materials
At home, organize
Semester 2 Science
notes/old tests/quizzes
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
At home, organize
Semester 2 English
notes/old tests/quizzes
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
At home, organize
Semester 2 Math
notes/old
tests/quizzes
At home, organize Semester
2 GS/History notes/old
tests/quizzes
(6th
& 8th
Grade Only)
WK 2 04/29 04/30 05/01 05/02 05/03 05/04 05/05
Approx. 20-30
minutes for
each subject
At home, Print your Final
Exam Review Study
Guides.
At home, overview of
Science Study Guide
& sort study materials.
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
At home, overview of
English Study Guide
& sort study materials
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
At home, overview of
Math Study Guide &
sort study materials
At home, overview of
GS/History Study Guide &
sort study materials
(6th
& 8th
Grade Only)
WK 3 05/06 05/07 05/08 05/09 05/10 05/11 05/12
Approx. 20-30
minutes for
each subject
Science Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
English Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
Math Review GS/History
Review
(6th
& 8th
Grade Only)
2nd
Science Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
WK 4 05/13 05/14 05/15 05/16 05/17 05/18 05/19
Approx. 20-30
minutes for
each subject
2nd
Math Review
2nd
English Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
2nd
GS/History
Review
(6th
& 8th
Grade Only)
3rd
Science
Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
3rd
English Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
3rd
Math Review
WK 5 05/20 05/21
Day 0- Review
05/22
Day 0- Review
05/23 05/24 05/25 05/26
Approx. 20-30
minutes for
each subject
3rd
GS/History Review
(6th
& 8th
Grade Only)
3:30 Optional after
school Teacher
Q & A for Science
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
3:30 Optional after
school Teacher
Q & A for 6th
Grade
Math (6th
Grade Only)
Final Science Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
Science Exam
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
10:45a.m. Optional
Teacher Q & A for
English
(7th & 8th Grade Only)
Final English Review
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
English Exam
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
10:45a.m. Optional
Teacher Q & A for Math
(7th
& 8th
Grade Only)
Final Math Review
Math Exam
(All grades)
10:45a.m. Optional Teacher Q
& A for GS/History
(6th
& 8th
Grade Only)