Scenarios
What do you do if your professor doesn't give you a study guide?
Make your own, go through the text, go over practice problems, read supplemental readings, read the syllabus; look over notes
How do you prepare for an open note/ open book test?
Have good notes and bring the book to class.
When you're finished answering the questions on the test, what should you do?
Go back over your questions and the answer choices and make sure that no mistake was made.
When choosing an answer to a multiple-choice question, you should____.
Read the question and the answer choices, then choose the best answer.
Answering the question in your mind before reading the given answers a good idea
True
If your professor does not tell you what the test is on what should you do?
Refer back to your syllabus.
When should you start studying?
Review the material every day at the end of lecture and don't cram two days before.
The night before the test, you should ______?
Get a good night's sleep.
To make sure you have enough time to answer all of the questions, you should____.
Skip hard questions and come back to them later.
Every part of the statement must be true for the answer to be true.
True
What happens when you didn't take notes and you have a test?
Open the book for the first time, ask a classmate and don't tell your professor that you didn't take notes.
When you sign up for tutoring, what should you bring?
On the morning of the test you should have _____?
A balanced breakfast.
If you do not know the answer to a question, you should____.
Eliminate bad choices, then guess from remaining choices.
Is studying a day before the exam effective?
False.
There are 4 answer choices and you know for a fact that one of them is incorrect, what should you do?
Cross it out.
What is the best way to prepare yourself for success during the week of testing?
Get a good night of rest (at least 8 hours) and eat a good breakfast each morning.
When taking the test, it is most important to _____?
Relax and try your best.
When you finish a test, you should____.
Review the test and check your answers.
If you don't know the answer to a question, you should take all the time you need to answer it
False
If you’re unsure of what a question is asking, you should _____?
Underline clues and keywords/ask professor for clarification.
What should you bring to the testing site?
Scantron, calculator, cheat sheet or anything that may help you pass that test if it's allowed
If there is directions on your test, you should _____?
Read and follow them carefully.
When you come to a multiple choice question you don't know the answer to, what can you do first?
Cross off the choices you know are wrong.
If you finish the test way ahead of time you should just leave and enjoy the rest of your day
False