Semester exams are around the corner. Here are some
tips that will help you perform to the best of your abilities.
Test-Taking
Strategies
Here are important
tips to help students do well on tests.
Test Taking Tips
Multiple Choice
Questions
- As
you are reading the questions, try to come up with the answer in your head
before you look at the answer choices.
- If
you are not sure of an answer, eliminate the choices you know are
incorrect by crossing them out.
- If
two of the choices are similar or opposite, one of them is probably the
correct answer
True/False Questions
- Statements
with always, never, every, all, and none in them are usually false.
- Statements
with usually, often, sometimes, most, and many in them are usually true.
- Read
True/False questions very carefully. One word will often determine whether
a statement is True or False
Essay Questions
- Read
each question and then start with the easiest one.
- Note
how many points each essay is worth, and adjust the time you spend on each
question accordingly.
- Before
you write, brainstorm. Jot down keys words, ideas, and points that
you want to cover in your answer.
- When
you write, begin by restating the question and tell the reader what they
can expect to learn from your essay.
- Use
complete sentences and write legibly.
- If
you don’t know the answer to a question, take a couple minutes to write
down what you do know about the subject. You may hit on something and get
partial credit
Open Book Tests
- Have
your notes already highlighted so that important information is easy to
locate
- Put
sticky notes or bookmarks in your textbook to help you locate important
information.
Other Test Taking Tips
- Use
relaxation strategies right before a test
- Look
at the entire test and read the directions before you begin answering
questions
- Mark
the questions that you are not sure of and go back to them later
- Use
a scrap paper or your hand to block out the other questions, so you are
not looking at more than one question at a time. Sometimes a whole paper
full of questions can be overwhelming.
- If
you are not sure of an answer, go with your first instinct. Many times
this is right.
Taken from: http://penn.phmschools.org/testtakingstrategies
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