Transcript SQ3R - SharpSchool

SURRR
A Social Studies
Test-Taking Strategy
SURRR
Survey
Read
Review
Respond
Survey
Read the instructions carefully and
analyze all the information provided
thoroughly.
What era does this question relate to?
Write the era near the question.
Read
Read and analyze the entire passage,
graph, table, chart, etc…
If you finish reading and you do not
feel you understand, you MUST reread
Use UNRAAVEL to help analyze
longer passages
Review
Review the question and answer
choices.
 What answer choices can be ruled
out? (Distracters) Cross those out.
Review the remaining answer choices.
Review
What is the question asking me? (Box)
What information is the question
giving me? Key terms, dates, names?
(Underline)
Respond
What answer choices fit this era?
What answer choices fit prior
knowledge (what you know)?
Respond
Respond to the question.
Choose the best answer.
If you do not feel ready to answer the
question after doing these steps:
– Limit the choices the best you can
– Come back to the question later
Respond
Many times later questions will help
answer earlier questions
If you skip a question place a star by
the number so you know to go back to
it later
Respond
When you feel confident that you have
chosen the best possible answer mark it
and move on
It is dangerous to “Second-Guess”
yourself
Go with your first instinct, it is usually
correct