Ohio Achievement Tests (OAT)

Before the Test

• Get a good night's rest
• Eat a healthy breakfast
• Bring materials you will need
• Sharpen pencils prior to the test
• Approach the test with CONFIDENCE
• View the test as an opportunity to show how much you know

During the Test

• Don't let yourself become anxious
• Take a deep breath to relax.
• Pace yourself
• Mark the answer sheet very carefully. Stray pencil marks can be picked up by the computer, causing the wrong answer to be recorded.
• Types of Questions

Multiple Choice

• You have to choose which ending or answer is correct!
• If you know the correct answer, carefully mark it and go to the next question.
• When you are uncertain eliminate the choices you know are wrong

Additional Tips

Look for key words!

• Don't go against your first impulse unless you are SURE you were wrong!
• Don't eliminate answers unless you actually know what every word means!
• READ EVERY ANSWER!

Essay Questions/Writing Prompts

Before you Begin Writing:

• Really look at the question/prompt. Are you sure you know what it is asking?
• Think about what you are going to say, then make a web.
• Write your answer in complete sentences.
• State things are clearly as you can.
• Write LEGIBLY! If the person grading the test can't read what you wrote they may mark it wrong.

What about MATH?

• Check you math answers for careless mistakes.
• Your first choice is usually correct; don't change answers unless you are sure of the correction.

When you have completed the test

• Use extra time to make sure you answered all the questions.
• Go over the more difficult questions and read them a second time.
• Read Essays/prompts for accuracy first and grammar second.

Don't let others distract you!

Stay focused! If others finish before you, don't panic, use your time wisely.