ISTEP and Midterms

pebblestar-nightclan • 30 April 2012 at 7:18 PM

Heyo, everyone. I just thought I'd want to talk to you guys, and maybe stretch my stress a little. xD

/nervous laugh/

Ahem. So, there's a test that every kid has to take in Indiana called ISTEP. It's to reflect on what you've learned in the entire year, and to reflect on the teacher, for what he/she has taught you. It's very important, and none of the answers are to be shared. EVER. It's classified, sort of, and you can be fined for sharing information about these tests.

Anyways, these tests aren't really hard, but they're so important that I'm so stressed and nervous I feel like I could pass out. D: Though, I'm not sure why, I've gone through the first round already.

Anyways...: D:

whispers • 30 April 2012 at 7:48 PM

@pebblestar-nightclan
Don't worry, In Maryland, we have to take MSAs. Which are basically the same thing as ISTEPs.

pebblestar-nightclan • 30 April 2012 at 7:49 PM

@whispers

Oh.😱 Have you already taken them?

whispers • 30 April 2012 at 7:50 PM

@pebblestar-nightclan
Yesh. And I sat next to my friend, and a stinkbug landed on her during the test, and then she screamed xD
My teacher didn't write it up though 😊

pebblestar-nightclan • 30 April 2012 at 7:52 PM

@whispers

I'm sorry, but I'm ROFL right now. xD
That's good. I have two rounds of it. Do you have rounds of MSAs?

We have 3-4 tests per round. 😱

whispers • 30 April 2012 at 7:55 PM

@pebblestar-nightclan
We have sessions. Some are 20minutes, some are 35minutes, and some are 45minutes. It all depends on the amount of questions in the session. We had 2 sessions per day. We had 2 days of LA MSAs, and 2 days of Math MSAs.

oranberry100 • 30 April 2012 at 8:00 PM

@pebblestar-nightclan tomorrow we take MAP testing. EXTREMELY HARD. D: Im so nervous

pebblestar-nightclan • 30 April 2012 at 8:09 PM

@whispers

Oh, that makes sense...

@oranberry100
Good luck! 😱

oranberry100 • 30 April 2012 at 8:11 PM

@pebblestar-nightclan Thx! You too! 😊

pebblestar-nightclan • 30 April 2012 at 8:12 PM

@oranberry100

😊 Thanks!

cubexline • 30 April 2012 at 8:17 PM

@pebblestar-Nightclan: I took my test test last week and one in March(Its called TAKS, but it's switching to STARR, a timed test) I didn't remember much from biology, and I hadn't learned any US history, so I think I barely passed or failed 😋

I think you will do fine 😊 Just eliminate the stupid answers and pick your best guess from there if you don't know one. And triple check your answers xD

cotton • 30 April 2012 at 8:18 PM

In Georgia, we take CRCT which is the same thing as ISTEP, pretty much. 😋 They're borrrrrring. D:

lola622f • 30 April 2012 at 8:19 PM

@pebblestar-nightclan Good luck! I have EQAO this year... :/

pebblestar-nightclan • 30 April 2012 at 8:21 PM

@cubexline

Lol, thanks. x3 ❤️ Good advice! 😃 It's true.

@cotton

Lol, I'm always paranoid about my grades and stress-easy. It's as simple as thinking about ants on the floor. (Just an example? xD)

zafeyry • 30 April 2012 at 8:24 PM

@pebblestar-nightclan
I take Connecticut Mastery Tests (CMTs) in March. There's like 13 hour-long tests every morning T_T

pebblestar-nightclan • 30 April 2012 at 8:25 PM

@zafeyry

o.o 13... hours?

@lola622f

Good luck to you, too!

cotton • 30 April 2012 at 8:26 PM

@pebblestar-nightclan LOL

zafeyry • 30 April 2012 at 8:26 PM

@pebblestar-nightclan
No, 1 hour every day over 13 DAYS 😋

pebblestar-nightclan • 30 April 2012 at 8:27 PM

@zafeyry

o.o Okay, you scared me there for a second. *smacks myself*

hay7199 • 30 April 2012 at 8:27 PM

I take The KCCT (AKA the CATS test) Every year.IM SO NERVOS it starts in two weeks X(

pebblestar-nightclan • 30 April 2012 at 8:28 PM

@hay7199

I started the first round of ISTEPs a month ago, and tomorrow I'm starting my second round.

hay7199 • 30 April 2012 at 8:37 PM

We only have like 4 weeks worth XD