TAKS Test Tips

TOMORROW

Eat breakfast

Bring No. 2 pencils (you may also bring a highlighter if you want to use one)

Bring a sack lunch (NO deliveries!!)

Bring a book to read for after you finish

ESSAY

Write the rough draft of your essay first.

Detail, detail, detail! Draw your reader in. What were your feet doing, what did your eyes see, what were you thinking?

No “reflection,” no 4!!

What did you “realize” at that moment

Why does it (and will it) continue to be important

READING

Read (yes, READ) the passages—you have plenty of time.

Underline, highlight, or take notes in the margin.

Use the dictionary to help you understand definitions you don’t know.

VISUAL REPRESENTATION

Look at the picture(s)

BUT

Also read the text on the page!!!!!

SHORT ANSWER

R – Rephrase

O – Opinion

Q – Quote

C - Connect

SHORT ANSWER

Your quote MUST match your answer.

Hint: find your quote first and base your answer on the quote—they’ll match for sure!!

CROSSOVER SHORT ANSWER

Answer the question based on BOTH stories.

You MUST have quotes from BOTH stories!!!

REVISING AND EDITING

Hand in dictionary card before breaking seal on this section.

Lookout for spelling changes.

Read “out loud” in your head.

If you have more than one “Make No Change,” look at these VERY closely!