1. Write your name on the test.
2. Analyze, ask, and stay calm.
3. Make the best use of your time.
4. Jot down idea-starters before the test.
5. Answer the easy questions first.
6. If you feel yourself starting to panic or go blank, stop whatever you're doing.
7. If you finish early, don't leave.
What are successful test taking tips?
100
Requires you to solve problems showing all steps.
What is a problem-solving test?
100
Result of pressure, stress, and procrastination.
What is test anxiety?
100
Cheating and Plagiarism
What is academic fraud?
200
"I have attended all the lectures, done my homework, and passed the quizzes. Now I'm ready to pass the test!"
What is positive self-talk?
200
Statement is either right or wrong.
What is a true/false question?
200
Answers are graded mechanically.
What is a machine-scored test?
200
Butterflies in the stomach, queasiness or nausea, severe headaches, a faster heartbeat, hyperventilating, shaking, sweating, or muscle cramps.
What are test anxiety symptoms?
200
Looking over a classmate's shoulder for an answer.
What is cheating?
300
Completed/ graded work usable as a review.
What is homework?
300
Always allows a 50/50 percent chance of answering correctly.
What is a multiple-choice question?
300
Usually harder than most exams, not easier.
What is an open-book and open-note test?
or
What is a take-home test?
400
1. Maintaining your regular sleep routine
2. Following your regular exercise program
3. Eating right
What is physical preparation?
400
Question with no choice of possible answers right in front of you.
What is fill-in-the-blank question?
400
Sometimes you can't skip the hard questions and come back to them at the end.
What is a computerized test?
400
Test some feel determines their future which causes anxiety.
What is a standardized test?
500
The best way for you to study.
What are preferred learing styles?
500
Promotes higher-order critical thinking.
What is an essay exam?
500
Test are now administered at computer terminals via simulations.