Executive Skill Definitions
Test Taking Strategies
Test Taking Questions
Memory
Mixed Bag
100
The ability to change plans due to obstacles or setbacks.
What is flexibility?
100
Is this a strategy you complete before, during or after a test? Study for 20 minutes each night.
What is before the test
100
Identify what type of test question this strategy applies to (true/false, multiple choice, essay/short answer, matching or fill in the blank) Eliminate the wrong answer first.
What is multiple choice
100
A sentence or phrase used to help remember information.
What is mnemonic device
100
The first step in goal setting
What is define the goal
200
The ability to have a goal, follow through to the completion of the goal and not be distracted by other interests.
What is goal directed persistence?
200
Read all the directions.
What is during the test
200
Consider guessing 50/50 chance
What is true/false
200
Also called active memory. The brain is able to store approximately 7-10 items for 20-30 seconds.
What is short term memory
200
The last step in goal setting.
What is set deadlines
300
Being able to stand back and see yourself in different situations, how you problem solve.
What is Metacognition
300
Check over your all answers
What is during the test
300
Read through all of the choices and cross off the ones you used.
What is matching
300
3 different stages of memory
What is sensory, short term and long term
300
True or false Plagiarism can be as simple as paraphrasing and forgetting citations.
What is true
400
Being able to follow through on a task even if you are interested in something else.
What is sustained attention
400
Get a good night sleep- at least 8 hours
What is before the test
400
Make sure answers make sense in the context of the statement.
What is fill in the blank
400
The continuous storage of information, can last days or decades
What is long term memory
400
Information re-written in your own words and cited
What is paraphrasing
500
Being able to store information in your mind while performing complex tasks.
What is working memory
500
Use the test to study for another test
What is after the test
500
If always or never is used it is usually false.
What is true/false
500
Used to help remember a list of items. Create a story using the items that you are trying to remember.
What is chaining
500
Which of these two items is plagiarism? Copying something word for word and citing it. Paraphrasing without citing it.
What is both are plagiarism