Makepredictions.Relate thetext towhat youknow.Decide ifthe textmakessense.Do youranswersmakesense?Look at allfouranswerchoices.Use detailstounderstandthe text.What areyou learningfrom thetext?Decide ifwhat youread wasimportant.Stop andthink aftereveryparagraph!Organizethe mainideas.Thinkabout whatthe detailstell you.Can youfind prooffor youranswer?Wonderaboutwhat willhappen.Underlineimportantinformationin the text.What do theunderlinedwordsmean?Turn thetitle into aquestion.Comparethe text toothertexts.Drawconclusionsas youread.Examineallpicturescarefully.Circle keywords inthequestions.Read tosee if yourpredictionsare correct.Ask who,what, when,where, why,and how.Decide ifyou enjoyedreading thetext.Comparethe text tothe worldaround you.Makepredictions.Relate thetext towhat youknow.Decide ifthe textmakessense.Do youranswersmakesense?Look at allfouranswerchoices.Use detailstounderstandthe text.What areyou learningfrom thetext?Decide ifwhat youread wasimportant.Stop andthink aftereveryparagraph!Organizethe mainideas.Thinkabout whatthe detailstell you.Can youfind prooffor youranswer?Wonderaboutwhat willhappen.Underlineimportantinformationin the text.What do theunderlinedwordsmean?Turn thetitle into aquestion.Comparethe text toothertexts.Drawconclusionsas youread.Examineallpicturescarefully.Circle keywords inthequestions.Read tosee if yourpredictionsare correct.Ask who,what, when,where, why,and how.Decide ifyou enjoyedreading thetext.Comparethe text tothe worldaround you.

Things Good Readers Do When Taking a Test - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Make predictions.
  2. Relate the text to what you know.
  3. Decide if the text makes sense.
  4. Do your answers make sense?
  5. Look at all four answer choices.
  6. Use details to understand the text.
  7. What are you learning from the text?
  8. Decide if what you read was important.
  9. Stop and think after every paragraph!
  10. Organize the main ideas.
  11. Think about what the details tell you.
  12. Can you find proof for your answer?
  13. Wonder about what will happen.
  14. Underline important information in the text.
  15. What do the underlined words mean?
  16. Turn the title into a question.
  17. Compare the text to other texts.
  18. Draw conclusions as you read.
  19. Examine all pictures carefully.
  20. Circle key words in the questions.
  21. Read to see if your predictions are correct.
  22. Ask who, what, when, where, why, and how.
  23. Decide if you enjoyed reading the text.
  24. Compare the text to the world around you.