Before the Test
The night before a test, you should
What is get a good night's rest? (at least 6-8 hours to help keep your mind on track for the test)
The first things you should do when you get your test (after writing your name)
What are jot down any information that has been consuming your mind then look over the whole test?
The number of paragraphs you are expected to write in the WRITING section
What is 5?
Before you look at the answer choices, you should
What is try to predict the answer or solve the problem?
Before you read the answer choices, you should you
What is try to solve the problem /predict the answers before looking at them?
The morning of the test, you should
What is eat a nourishing breakfast to provide fuel for the brain to run on? (foods that are high in protein)
The better strategy between delving right in to answer questions or looking at the whole test first is
What is skim the whole test? (do some quick time budgeting, and develop a plan for where to start)
Before you write, you are expected to
What is Plan?
Complete this section first - Open Response or Multiple Choice
What is Open Response?
The types of words or phrases you should circle or highlight in a multiple choice question
What are the key words and extra information which is provided?
2 things you can do to decrease test anxiety.
What are take practice test if possible and take three deep breaths?
If you are having difficulties with a question, the best strategy is
What is skip it? (but be sure to circle it so you’ll come back to it and ALWAYS guess if you won’t be penalized for it)
One item you are graded on in the WRITING section
answers will vary
Open response questions will usually have more than one part. When writing your answer to an open response, you should remember to do this
What is label the correct section with 1, 2, etc.?
The better strategy is A) once you find the answer, circle it, and move on quickly to the next problem or B) read all the answer choices before circling the answer.
What is B? Read all the answer choices before circling the answer.
The best daily strategy for absorbing information from each class period for future tests
What are reviewing notes after each class and using them to create study guides?
When you’ve finished your test, something you should do and something you should not do are
What are go back and review everything and DON’T CHANGE YOUR ANSWERS ? Review the instructions, the questions and your answers—especially for Essay Questions. For Multiple Choice—Check that you read the question and all possible answers correctly.
DON’T CHANGE YOUR ANSWERS unless you see new information you didn’t have when you made your first choice.
Two items you are graded on in the writing section are
answers will vary
True or False: In the open response, you should show your work.
What is true?
You would cross through answers in a multiple choice question to
What is eliminate choices? This will help you find the right answer.
The best ways to reduce test taking anxiety, avoid common pitfalls, increase your confidence, and maximize the likelihood of your doing well on a test are
What are be prepared, start early, assign time to review notes within 24 hours of class; create flashcard sets, mnemonics, study guides, test yourself each weekend to see if you’re able to recall what you learned that week and then each day the week before a big test?
The kind of questions you should answer first and why
What are the easiest questions and to build your confidence by working your way up to the hard ones? (Just be sure to budget enough time for them)
4 types of writing styles that you may be asked to use are
What are Narrative, Expository, Descriptive, Persuasive ( Illustration, Classification, Argumentative, Compare and Contrast)?
You can use your calculator on the test. True or False
Trick Question- there is a small section in which you cannot use your calculator
You only have 5 minutes left, and you have 10 multiple choice questions left, so you
What is fill in a "default" answer and THEN go back and try to answer the questions you may know?