General Tips
Studying
Test Taking
100
True/False Biology is one of the easiest majors on campus.
False Must be aggressive and but in a lot of hard work. Requires careful course scheduling to prevent an overload.
100
You should take a 10 min break every ____ minutes
50 minutes
100
True/False It is better to leave an answer blank than guess.
False
200
True/False Studying concepts that the instructor lectured about longer is a good idea.
True
200
True/False If you don't know the answer to a question keep working on it until you get it.
False Go through the test and answer what you know first, don't get stuck on a question that you don't know.
300
True/False Most biology classes do not have essay questions.
False Instructors want an answer and the facts that support it. Make sure you answer the question completely.
400
If you finish the test before the end of class what should you do?
Go back and review the test to make sure you didn't accidently skip a question and to double check questions you were unsure of. (FYI your first answer is usually the right answer)
500
True/False When a true/false question contains words like "all", "always", "every", "never" and "none" the answer is usually true.
False Because there are no exceptions to the statement when these words are used the statement is often false.