Transcript Test Taking Strategies - College of Education & Human

Ohio Graduation Test
Test Taking Strategies
OGT Preparation
OGT Specific Strategies
The strategies employed by this
powerpoint have been developed by
analyzing previous OGT tests
 Remember, there is no substitute to
knowing the content for the OGT tests
 These strategies are to help test takers
do their best
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About the OGT
32-38 Multiple Choice Questions
 4-6 Short Answer Questions
 2-4 Extended Response
 Two and a half (2.5) hours are given for
this test.
 You have at least 3 minutes per
question!
 Take your time!
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School Specific Facts
Passing rate:
 Number of students who failed to
graduate due to OGT:
 Number of students who passed all five
the first time:
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Multiple Choice
Strategies
If you are unsure of the answer, narrow it down by
eliminating obvious wrong answers
example:
“Rocks are classified by their method of formation.
Which of the following categories contains rocks that
are formed by volcanoes?”
A) igneous
B) marble
C) gypsum
D) sedimentary
 B and C are specific rock types and not categories, so
you can eliminate them; thus leaving A and D to
guess
Multiple Choice
Strategies Cont’d
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If no answers can be initially eliminated, do
not guess immediately; instead, skip the
question and come back to it as you
might either find the answer later on in the
test or it might come to you
DO NOT LEAVE ANY QUESTIONS BLANK!
After you have read the question CAREFULLY,
guess the answer and see if it appears. If
not:
Read the entire question and ALL of the
answers before answering!
Multiple Choice
Strategies Cont’d
Some answers may be partly correct,
but remember they must be entirely
correct!
 Even though an answer is a correct
statement, it must answer the
question, if it doesn’t answer the
question, it is not the correct answer
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Multiple Choice
Strategies Cont’d
Sometimes two choices say the exact opposite thing,
many times, one of these choices is the correct
answer
 Oftentimes answers may be similar with only one or
two words different, one of these is also a likely
answer.
Example: Which was the independent (manipulated)
variable in this experiment?
A. the amount of water in each beaker
B. the amount of ice added to each beaker
C. the initial temperature of the water in each beaker
D. the amount of time during which observations
took place
(Question 14 From the March 2006 OGT also see 11
additionally 33)
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Multiple Choice
Strategies Cont’d
Remember:
 Narrow down answers
 Come back to questions if you don’t
know the answer
 Read the entire question and ALL of
the answers before answering
 Tricky wording or similar wording clues
 Don’t leave any answers blank!
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Short and Extended
Response
Make sure your statement answers the
question
 Use correct scientific terminology when
possible
 It is okay to create a bulleted list to
answer a question
 More is not always better; just answer
the question
 Practice answering short and extended
response questions and be familiar with
how they are scored
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Resources
http://ohio.measinc.com/Science2006/d
efault.htm
 http://www.ode.state.oh.us/
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