Kinds of Test
Preparation Methods
Test Answering Strategies
Types of Test Questions
Action Words
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A brief assessment, usually covering a small amount of material.
What is a Quiz
100
Before you begin answering questions, you should take a moment to do this with the test.
What is Read Over Entire Test Briefly
100
Choosing the immediate wrong answers with multiple choice questioning is called:
What is process of elimination
100
Questions that include: descriptions, processes or events, or those that ask you to compare
What is Essay Questions
100
Provide the Meaning of a question
What is defining
200
Instructors often add these together weekly and collectively and can become a significant part of your course grade.
What are Weekly Quizzes
200
These types of study methods have both been proven to be ineffective test prep methods.
What is cramming or pulling all-nighters
200
By doing this first: a student can build up to the more advance questions on the test.
What is answering the easiest questions first
200
Usually contains a question or statement followed by a number of choices
What are Multiple-choice Questions
200
To describe and explain similarities is to:
What is Compare
300
A more extensive, more heavily weighted assessment, that often comes every 2-3 weeks in a term.
What is a Test
300
The ability to is one of the most important skills a student can possess. Unfortunately, is not something that most teachers and instructors cover in their courses.
What is to take good notes
300
This will be enough to allow you to recall the information needed to answer the problematic questions.
What is to simply move on and come back to the question later
300
Presents statements about a topic that are either accurate or inaccurate.
What are true-false Questions
300
To provide examples or show instances is to:
What is Illustrate
400
Usually 2 of these during a term. Weighted quite heavily. Used to assess your knowledge of all course material up to that point.
What is Exam
400
"cats in Fiji prefer icicles" or "pie is creamy, figs icky." are examples of
What are mnemonics
400
If a student does not know the answer to a true and false question, the student should choose;
What is true
400
Requires brief responses
What are Short Answer Questions
400
To explain why a concept can be supported is to, typically by using examples and other types of support:
What is to Justify
500
Self made and used as a self study aid before a test
What is a practice test
500
When you regularly, you will have the opportunity to review your class material more than once. This repetition will help you develop a better understanding of the material, and will make it easier for you to recall the information on test day.
What is study regularly
500
This problem can be solved by taking a few deep breaths and answering a few easy questions to boost a student's confidence.
What is taking a few breaths
500
Requires you to add one or more missing words to a sentence or sentences
What Fill In the Blank Questions
500
To show how things fit together; to provide analogies
What is Relate