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Which of the following relationships is most similar to the relationship below?
Standardized testing: life success
weather: climate
rain: snow
weather: happiness
stormy: weather
This is the last in a three part series about preparing your child for the end of year exams. Whatever your opinion about the necessity and validity of testing, you cannot change the fact that your child will soon be handed a bubble sheet and asked to remember material from an entire year. As I have mentioned before, it is important to approach test taking with balance. Don't add to the inherent stressfulness of the situation by loading your child down with extra study and work. Your goal is not to add to your child's knowledge, but to help them effectively use and retrieve what they already know. Here are some last minute standardized test taking strategies to give your kids:
Reading for (no) fun. Don't expect to enjoy reading the passages. They're often very boring. One of our boys once read about the migration habits of geese.
First things first. When you first turn to a reading passage, see if you can tell if it is fiction, non-fiction, drama, poetry, or something else. Don't worry if you don't know.
What's your question? Read the questions before you read the passage.
Just the facts, ma'am. Mark which questions are asking for "just the facts". Many times they will begin with words like who, when, or where.
Read my lips. Read the passage. If it helps, it's okay to move your lips, although you can't make any sound.
That's the answer! As you read, if you find an answer to one of the questions, underline it.
Where to find it. Know where to look for answers. Remember:
Answers about where or where the story takes place are frequently found at the beginning of the passage.
Solutions to a problem in the story are usually found in the middle.
Answers about how the problem is solved are often found at the end.
Like, it's like... Remember, when reading analogies, state the relationship in your head. For example, say "standardized test scores have nothing to do with life success" just like "weather has nothing to do with happiness".
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