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Exam Strategy

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you budget your time across the writing subpart and the reading and language subparts so you finish strong without rushing?

Pacing the assessment: budgeting time across the writing subpart (reading, planning, drafting, proofreading) and the reading and language subparts (steady pacing across many items), handling hard items, and leaving time to check, given the approximate 230-minute total, for the TNReady English I and II EOC.
How to pace the TNReady English I and II EOC: budgeting time for the writing subpart (read, plan, draft, proofread) and the reading and language subparts (steady pacing across many items), handling hard items, and checking, within the roughly 230-minute total.
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What are the four TNReady performance levels, what does each mean, and how do they relate to the score you earn across the subparts?

Performance levels and what they mean: the four TNReady performance levels (Below, Approaching, On Track, Mastered), what each indicates about a student's mastery of the course standards, how On Track and Mastered signal meeting or exceeding expectations, and how scores from all subparts combine into the level, for the TNReady English I and II EOC.
The four TNReady performance levels for English I and II EOC: Below, Approaching, On Track, and Mastered. What each indicates, how On Track and Mastered signal meeting or exceeding expectations, and how scores from all subparts combine into the reported level.
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How do you read a question stem and the writing rubric so you give the EOC exactly what it asks for, on both items and the essay?

Reading the prompt and the rubric: reading question stems closely to do exactly what they ask (the command word, the number of selections, the focus), and internalising the three-dimension writing rubric so the essay is written toward what scorers reward, for the TNReady English I and II EOC.
How to read question stems and the writing rubric on the TNReady English I and II EOC: doing exactly what a stem asks (command word, number of selections, focus) and internalising the three-dimension writing rubric so the essay targets what scorers reward.
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What technology-enhanced item types appear on the EOC, and how do you answer each one correctly without losing marks to the format?

Technology-enhanced item types: the online item formats on the TNReady English I and II EOC beyond plain multiple choice (multiselect, hot text, drag-and-drop, and two-part evidence-based items), what each requires, and how to answer it without losing marks to the format, for English I and II.
The technology-enhanced item types on the TNReady English I and II EOC: multiselect, hot text, drag-and-drop, and two-part evidence-based items. What each requires and how to answer it correctly, so you do not lose marks to an unfamiliar online format.
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How is the EOC built across three subparts, why does the writing subpart come first, and what should you expect in each part?

The three-subpart structure: how the TNReady English I and II EOC is organized into three subparts (Subpart 1 the writing subpart, Subparts 2 and 3 reading and language), why the writing subpart is administered first and hand-scored, the approximate timing, and what to expect in each subpart, for English I and II.
How the TNReady English I and II EOC is organized: three subparts, with Subpart 1 the hand-scored writing essay (taken first in the window) and Subparts 2 and 3 the reading and language items. The approximate timing and what to expect in each subpart.
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