Before the Test
General Test-Taking Strategies
Multiple Choice Questions
True/ False
Essay
100

Do this before the night of an exam 

What is laying out your materials and getting good sleep? 

100

First thing you should do when getting your test

What is glancing over the test? 

100

True or False: You should pick the first answer that you believe is correct. 

What is false, you should read all of the answer choices before choosing one? 
100

Percentage of getting an answer right or wrong on a true/ false question 

What is 50%? 

100

When rereading your essay, check for this 

What are spelling and grammar errors?

200

Do this to practice for an exam 

What is taking sample tests? 

200

What should you do if you don't know the answer to a question?

What is skipping the question? 

200

Example of a negative word that you should look out for in multiple choice questions and answers 

What is NOT, NEVER, or NEITHER? 

200

This should be created before writing an essay

What is an outline? 

300

Most important thing to do in the morning

What is eating a good breakfast? 

300

Best tip for a timed test

What is looking at how many questions there are, and allowing enough time for each? 

300

How should you look at a question?

What is looking at a questions without bias? 

300

Type of words found in true statements

What are open words like often and usually? 

300

The acronym associated with writing an essay

What is UNPACK? 

400

You should NOT do this before the night of the exam

What is cramming? 

400

Where can you find possible answers to a question? 

What is looking for answers in other questions and answer choices? 

400

Type of answers you should eliminate 

What are answers that are grammatically incorrect and answers that are the same? 

400

Type of words found in false statements 

What are closed words like never and always? 

400

What the U stands for in the acronym 

What is "Underline Key Words"? 

500

Best way to study

What is studying in small increments over time? 

500

Significant words to look for when taking a test 

What is NOT, EXCEPT, and ALL? 

500

Type of words that should be underlined that can make a question tricky 

What are affirmative or negative words like: not, neither, never, always, all, and only? 

500

Type of statement  where both must be true for the answer to be correct 

 What is a statement with two clauses? 

500

Name what each part of the acronym stands for 

What is U- Underline key words?

What is N- Number the parts of the question?

What is P- Plan how you will answer?

What is A- Answer using specific details?

What is C- Check off each part as you do it?

What is K- Keep up the great work? 

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