{"id":3448,"date":"2021-02-15T01:19:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T06:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2024-08-06T13:29:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T17:29:42","slug":"five-easy-ways-differentiate-instruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3448","title":{"rendered":"Fill-in-the-Blanks Test Taking Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/span>Teaching Fill-in-the-Blanks Test-Taking Tips can improve student performance on quizzes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Giving Completion<\/strong> or Fill-in-the-Blanks<\/strong> tests is a great way to test knowledge level questions, including recalling details. This test question is especially helpful for testing the content of who, what, where, and when. Another advantage is that the completion of test questions m<\/span>inimizes guessing. Students who know they will be tested with completion questions are encouraged to spend more time studying because they have to come up with answers from memory instead of merely recognizing a correct answer that is presented.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Note, completion questions differ from short answer questions requiring students to write a few sentences to answer a question. Short answer questions usually ask students to explain a principle, solve a problem, or apply knowledge. Contradictorily, a completion question is more about regurgitating facts.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is Part 4 in a five-part series. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Check out <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 – Multiple Choice Questions<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2 – True\/False Questions<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

3 – Matching Test<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Come back next week to learn for the final part in the series, Part 5 <\/span>Essay Test Taking Strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n

To make the material student-friendly as well as more interesting, I have created a free Boom deck with alternating facts and questions. This game-like activity will keep students engaged as they learn more about test-taking. You will find a link to the Boom deck at the bottom of this post.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the FREE Boom Learning Deck here.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThe Boom Card Lesson Script<\/span><\/h2>\n

Fill-in-the-Blanks Test-Taking Tips<\/span><\/h3>\n

While fill-in-the-blank tests are not common on standardized tests, many teachers use this question type on exams. Often, teachers create fill-in-the-blanks or completion test questions directly from their lecture notes. Taking great notes is the key to doing well on this type of test. Study for this type of test by highlighting new terms, important dates, noteworthy phrases, and the names of key people in your lecture notes. These will often be what you must write in on a completion test.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One great way to study is to make a photocopy of your notes, whiteout the highlighted words, and then try to go back and write in the missing words. If you have a study partner, exchange photocopied notes with missing words, dates, and definitions. Using someone else’s notes will be an even better practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question<\/span><\/h4>\n

When studying for a fill-in-the-blank test, photocopy your lecture notes and ______________________ keywords. Go back and try to write in the ___________<\/span>______ that were removed. Exchanging notes with a buddy who followed this same process with his\/her lecture notes is an especially good way to study for a _____________________ test.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer Key<\/span><\/h5>\n

When studying for a fill-in-the-blank test, photocopy your lecture notes and _________white-out<\/span>_____________ keywords. Go back and try to write in the ____words<\/span>______ that were removed. Exchanging notes with a buddy who followed this same process with his\/her lecture notes is an especially good way to study for a ____fill-in-the-blanks<\/span>____ test.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking the Test<\/span><\/h3>\n

Read each sentence carefully. Look for these clues:<\/span><\/p>\n