Do your students constantly question: "Why do we need to know this!?" Or say things like: "I'm never going to use this in real life so what is the point!?" Or... the one that just gets me: "I learned how to read in kindergarten. There is NOTHING that you can teach me."
This hands-on, competitive test prep activity not only helps students practice standardized test questions, it also teaches them about the processes required for skilled reading as they encounter more complex texts.