i-Ready Diagnostic Test Test-Taking Strategies 3

Question 1

During the i-Ready math section, you encounter a word problem. What should you do first?

Accepted Answer

Identify what the question is asking before solving

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Immediately start calculating with all numbers in the problem

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Guess the answer and move on

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Rewrite the entire problem in your notebook

Question 2

If two answer choices on an i-Ready question seem equally correct, what is the best strategy?

Accepted Answer

Re-read the question carefully to find which choice best fits what is asked

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Pick the longer answer

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Always pick the first one listed

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Pick the choice with the biggest number

Question 3

Why does i-Ready ask students to complete the diagnostic without outside help from teachers or parents?

Accepted Answer

So results accurately reflect the student's own skill level for proper placement

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To make the test harder than it needs to be

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Because outside help is always cheating

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To save the teacher time in grading

Question 4

A student reads a reading question and realizes she does not know one of the vocabulary words in an answer choice. What should she do?

Accepted Answer

Use context clues from the passage or question to infer the meaning

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Automatically eliminate that answer choice

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Choose it since unknown words are usually correct

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Stop the test and look the word up online

Question 5

What does it mean when the i-Ready Diagnostic seems to be giving you harder questions?

Accepted Answer

You have been answering questions correctly and the test is adjusting upward

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You are failing the test

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The test has a technical error

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The teacher made the test harder for you specifically

Question 6

When taking the i-Ready Diagnostic reading section, what is a good strategy for understanding a complex passage?

Accepted Answer

Read the passage carefully at least once before answering questions

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Read only the first and last sentence of each paragraph

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Read the questions first, then skim just the answer choices

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Skip the passage and rely on background knowledge

Question 7

Which habit BEST helps a student demonstrate their true math ability on i-Ready?

Accepted Answer

Checking computations for simple arithmetic errors before submitting

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Solving problems mentally without checking work

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Working quickly and submitting the first answer that comes to mind

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Leaving all hard questions blank