Preparing For Tests
Test and Exam Strategies
Taking Tests and Exams
Academic Honesty
100
How can you prepare emotionally?
Know the material. Practice relaxing. Use positive self talk.
100
What is "the most basic and most important" suggestion to remember information?
Pay attention to what you're reading and hearing.
100
What is budgeting your exam time?
Quickly surveying the exam and noting the easiest questions. Then completing the easiest first.
100
What is Plagerism?
taking another person's ideas or work and presenting them as your own.
200
Name two of the three ways to prepare ahead.
Ask your instructor about the exam. Manage your time wisely. Focus your study.
200
What is "overlearning" the material?
After you understand the material, go over it again, test yourself, and then recite the information.
200
If you feel yourself start to panic or go blank, you should...
Stop whatever you're doing and take a deep breath and remind yourself that you know the material.
200
What is cheating?
Intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, notes, study aids, or other devices to improve your score during an academic exercise.
300
What are two ways to prepare for taking an exam?
Design an exam plan. Join a study group. Get a tutor.
300
What are some ways to reduce stressors in your life?
Meditating. Exercising. Getting enough sleep.
300
After you finish the exam, you should...
Check your work for errors. Reread the directions. Double check that your answers are filled in accurately.
300
What are some of the consequences of cheating?
Failing grades Suspension Expulsion
400
Name three things you should do to prepare for a Math or Science exam.
Ask about test rules and procedures. Work as many problems as you can before the test. Practice in advance to avoid other common mistakes. Study your outline. Practice underestanding the precise meaning and requirements of problems.
400
Besides Mind Maps, what are some ways to recall information?
Flashcards. Highlighting. Annotating.
400
In a true or false question, what key terms suggest the answer may be false?
Always Never Only
400
Give an example of a cultural difference that would increase the liklihood of academic dishonesty.
In other countries, students are encouraged to review past exams as practice exercises.
500
What is personally your most effective way to prepare for tests?
500
What are the 5 strategies for remembering what may be on the test?
Pay attention to what professors emphasize. Review assigned readings before and after class. Look for repeating ideas when you reread notes. Think and speak key concepts and terminology of the course.
500
In a true or false question, what key terms suggest the answer may be true?
Often Frequently
500
What are ways to reduce academic dishonesty?
Know the rules. Set clear boundaries. Improve time management. Seek help. Withdraw from the course. Reexamine goals.