Test Strategy
What questions should I answer first?
Easy Questions
When I don't know the answer?
What is eliminate answer choices and guess
What is the number one key to doing well on your exams.
Preparation
What should I do the night before the test to ensure that I am alert and focused on the test?
Get a good night's sleep
When guessing, should I go with my first choice or change my answer choice?
Your first instinct is usually right
For these questions, I should mark and return to them later if I have enough time
Tough/difficult questions
Never, always, every, none
What is one keyword in the question that I should be wary of?
A psychological condition in which a person feels distress before, during, or after a test
Anxiety
To make sure that I am energized, what should I do on the morning before the test?
Eat a good breakfast
In order to make sure that I answer as many questions as possible, I should keep...
Keep working until time is up
I want to plan my time, because otherwise I might...
Run out of time
When you first receive your test, you should
Preview or look over the test questions and material
Assessment, like a mid-term or final
Summative
What should I bring to the test?
#2 Pencils, pens, calculators, etc.
After the test is over, I should (blank) to look for any possible mistakes
Check my answers
An essay question that asks you to judge and analyze.
What is critique?
This is a strategy to make sure that you don't run out of time. You should do this right after scanning the test
Plan your time
The most common type of test, requiring students to write answers on the test pages or in a separate test booklet.
Paper test
(Blank) are people who ask the teacher questions about the material you are about to be tested on?
Smart students
What should I underline when going through passages or questions?
Keywords or important sentences
Designed for you to recall and provide some very specific information. Your answer should be short and specific.
What is a short answer question
Type of question used to provide evidence and arguments that something is true
What is prove
I should answer the easy questions first, because it builds my...
confidence
What is one keyword that I should take note of or underline when taking the test?
Not, always, never
I should (blank) in order to help myself relax before a test.
Take deep breaths, get in my happy place, meditate