Test Taking Strategies
Notetaking
Graphic Organizers
Resources
Mnemonics
100
The first and most important of all test taking strategies.
What is following directions?
100
If you listen closely, you may hear your teacher giving ________ as to what is most important to be included in your notes.
What is clues?
100
A great tool for organizing dates, names, and events for notes or a report is this of graphic organizer.
What is timeline?
100
This type of resource is arranged alphabetically and contains the correct spelling and meaning of a word.
What is a dictionary?
100
The Greek meaning for the word mnemonic?
What is "to remember"?
200
When taking a multiple choice test, first eliminate the _______ _________.
What are the incorrect answers?
200
Do not try and take every word down. Instead, listen carefully and summarize only the _______ _________ .
What are the main points?
200
A timeline is arranged in the order in which the events occurred or _____________________.
What is chronologically?
200
This resource is a book of synonyms and antonyms.
What is a thesaurus?
200
A word that is formed from the first initials of the items you need to remember, like BOGO.
What is an acronym?
300
The odds are 50-50 or 1 out of 2 you will choose the right answer on this type of test.
What is True/False?
300
This notetaking symbol w/o means
What is without
300
This type of graphic organizer is used to arrange a large amount of data which is organized into columns and rows.
What is a chart/table?
300
This resource is the best for locating cities, countries, roadways, land features and much more.
What is an atlas?
300
Forming a mental picture of something is this kind of mnemonic.
What is visualization?
400
You might find the correct spelling or another answer if you look for clues in other statements on this type of test.
What is a completion (fill in) test?
400
This notetaking symbol ? means
What is per
400
You can compare and contrast items using this type of graphic organizer which uses overlapping circles.
What is a Venn Diagram?
400
This resource is a single volume book, published yearly, and is full of current facts.
What is an almanac?
400
Thirty days hath September, April, June and November.... is this type of mnenomic.
What is a rhyme
500
Direction words that might show up on this type of test are: summarize, compare, list, describe, explain or define.
What is an essay test?
500
This notetaking symbol # means
What is number
500
Trends which occur over time can be displayed in this type of graph.
What is a bar or column graph?
500
This is an information bank of articles written by experts about numerous topics. Hard copies of these may have multiple volumes.
What is an encyclopedia?
500
Remembering long lists of items can be achieved using "chunking" or this.
What is grouping?
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