Test Prep Tips
Test Anxiety
Open Answer/Essay
Open Notes/ True False
Multiple Choice
100
This is the best and easiest way to prepare for all of your exams.
Attend Class
100
The main thing that you can do to control test anxiety is to..
Prepare for the test.
100
This means to present concisely all the main points to provide an overview.
Summarize
100
You were just assigned an open-book test. Awesome! Do you think these questions are going to be more or less difficult than a closed-book test.
More difficult
100
In a multiple choice test, what should you do before you look at the answers?
Read the questions
200
What are the two most important things to look for in a study space?
Quiet place with no distractions
200
How many ideas should be included in each paragraph of an essay?
One main idea per paragraph
200
In an open response math question, you should always..
Show your work.
200
The teacher tells you that you can bring an agenda, calculator, textbook, and a newspaper to the test. What should you bring?
The agenda, calculator, textbook, and a newspaper.
200
Before looking at all of the choices on a multiple-choice question, it may be good to do this.
Try answering the question yourself
300
If you are unsure of something in your class or on an upcoming test, it would probably be best to do this.
Talk to your teacher.
300
After you quickly finish writing an essay, what must you do if you want the final product to NOT have spelling and grammatical errors?
Proofread
300
These two things are good things to do before writing an essay test and many teachers like or encourage you to do so.
Brainstorm and draw an outline.
300
Which is best? Answering the questions you know off the top of your head first OR answer the ones that you need to reference from the book first?
Answer the questions you know first.
300
This is probably the first thing you should look for in a multiple-choice question.
Main point or central idea.
400
What is recommended for study breaks?
Short and frequent breaks.
400
Whoops! You made a mistake while writing an essay on a test and want to remove a few phrases. What should you do?
Simply draw a line through the deleted material.
400
These two "C" words are common in essay tests and involve similarities and differences.
Compare and contrast
400
What is a great way to answer a question and support your point of view, if you have access to all the materials at your fingertips?
Use quotes from the text.
400
If two choices appear to be correct, then it would probably be best to do this.
Eliminate the response that appears to be least related to the question.
500
"I studied all night last night until 2 AM and I still didn't do as well as I'd like. What did I do wrong?"
Procrastination and not getting enough sleep caused you to not be 100% alert.
500
Oh no! You don't know the answer to a question on a test. What is the best thing to do?
Skip it and come back to it after you have finished the rest of the test.
500
Many essay tests receive average scores because they are broad and fail to include these:
Specifics or details
500
BONUS QUESTION! WORTH EXTRA 50 POINTS. If any part of a statement is false, then the entire statement is false; however, just because the part of a statement is true doesn't necessarily make the entire statement true. True or false?
True!
500
You probably shouldn't change your first answer on a multiple-choice question because your first instinct is right this percentage of the time.
66.6%
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