Form one of these in each of your classes early in the semester to avoid having to study alone.
What is a study group?
100
You should do this as soon as you receive your test.
What is jot down important information?
100
This is what you should do before reading all of the potential answers to a question.
What is answering the question in your head?
100
Many essay tests receive average scores because they are broad and fail to include these.
What is specifics for details?
100
Do this if you receive your exam back from your professor.
What is reviewing the questions I missed?
200
This is how far in advance, at least, that you should begin studying for an exam.
What is 5-7 days ahead of time?
200
Become familiar with the types of questions, the different point values for each section of the test, and the overall length of the test.
What is survey the test?
200
This is how you avoid getting stuck on a question that you don't know the answer to.
What is marking the question, skipping it for now, and revisiting it at a later time?
200
Compare/contrast, describe, apply, explain, illustrate, etc.
What are cue/guide words?
200
If you did not do as well on your first exam as planned, this resource should be sought out immediately.
What is tutoring? or What is my professor?
300
This is the best and easiest way to prepare for all of your exams.
What is attend classes?
300
For exams that contain a lot of material to be done in a restricted amount of time, you may want to do this.
What is budget your time (estimate how long each section will take)?
300
Which statement is true? A) once you find the answer, circle it, and move quickly to the next question, B) read all the answer choices before circling the answer.
What is B
300
Directly states the main point of the entire essay.
What is the Thesis statement?
300
Reviewing your exam, taking note of how questions are asked, and getting assistance on questions missed are all steps in...
What is learning from your mistakes?
400
If you are unsure of something in your class or on an upcoming test, it would probably be best to do this.
What is talk to your professor?
400
The number one cause of students' unnecessary errors on tests.
What is not reading all the directions and questions carefully?
400
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?
400
This strategy involves quickly jotting down your thoughts on your answer in the order you want to cover them.
What is outlining your answer?
400
This anxious feeling can be addressed with a professional at the BCU Counseling Center if it repeatedly inhibits your performance on exams.
What is test anxiety?
500
These should be predicted from your notes, homework, papers, text book examples, etc., and used for studying.
What is practice test questions?
500
The four levels of response for answering test questions.
What is immediate, delayed, assisted, and educated selection?
500
(True or False) An effective test-taking strategy for multiple-choice questions involves combining the stem with each option to create a true-false question.
What is True?
500
Consists of an introductory paragraph, three paragraphs in the body of the essay to develop three separate main ideas, and a concluding paragraph.
What is the Five-Paragraph Format?
500
I can obtain a tutor through this office when I talk with the tutor coordinator.
What is Student Support Sevices (H037) Who is Carla Grey?