Physically/Mentally Ready
When studying you should always be _____ not passive.
What is being active?
You should do this between each topic in your notes.
Before you look at the answer choices, you should try and predict or solve the question. True or False
What is True
What should you try to do before you read the answer choices?
What is try to solve/predict the problem before looking at the answers?
Instead of just "going over" or "reading over" your notes you should...
What is explaining the information out loud to others?
True of False
You should write down everything the teacher says in class.
False
A strategy used to narrow down answer choices
What is cross out wrong answers?
What words or phrases should you circle or highlight in a multiple choice question?
What is what the question is asking you (key words) and where to find extra information?
How can you decrease stress levels?
Answers will vary
(Leave the drama behind, take care of problems before you get to school, be prepared, etc.)
True or False
You should prioritize content by separating the main ideas from the smaller details.
What is true?
A type of notes that involves indenting at different levels for main ideas, subtopics, and smaller details
What is an outline?
You only have 20 minutes to answer 15 questions so you have to make sure and ...
What is don't spend too much time on 1 question?
Which statement is true?
A) once you find the answer, circle it, and move on quickly to the next problem
B) read all the answer choices before circling the answer
What is B?
By doing this every day, you will be more prepared for the test on test day.
What is writing in your planner?
True or False
You should treat all of the content equally when studying.
What is is false
3 ways of organizing notes
Answers will vary
(charts, graphs, bullet points, outlines, webs, color coding, etc.)
As you go through a test there are some questions you know and some you don't for sure. You should...
What is skip hard questions until the end?
Why would you cross through answers in a multiple choice question?
What is you are eliminating choices, which will help you find the right answer?
Study all at one time or space it out over several days
What is space it out over several days?
Something you create to help you remember like a song, rhyme, acronym, or silly saying
What is a mnemonic device?
A type of note taking that splits the paper into 3 main parts using a lop-sided I shape to separate the key ideas, notes, and a summary of the lesson
What are Cornell Notes?
You notice other people sitting around you finishing quickly and think you need to rush. It is important to...
What is work at your own pace?
You only have 5 minutes left, you have 10 multiple choice questions left, what do you do?
What is guess for all of them and then go back and answer the ones you can?