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TEST TAKING STRATEGIES THAT WORK


MAKE GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME

  • Know how much time you have for the test
  • Now and then check to see how much time you have left
  • Go through the test start to finish - answer the questions you know first - do not guess at this point!
  • Do not waste time on difficult problems. Put a star by them and come back later
  • Return to difficult problems, beginning with the ones you know the most about
  • Guess if you must - Don't leave any blanks unless there is a penalty for wrong answers
  • Review your answers if you have time at the end

READ AND UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION BEFORE ANSWERING

  • FOR MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS:
    • Try to recall the answer before reading the choices
    • If you are not sure of the answer, read all of the choices
    • Cross out the answers that you know are wrong
    • Choose the best answer that is left
    • Guess only after you have narrowed the list down!
  • FOR MATCHING TEST QUESTIONS:
    • Read all items before making any matches
    • Do the ones you know first
    • Guess on the rest - don't leave any blanks

CHANGING ANSWERS

  • Your best answer is usually your first answer, but you should change it only if:
  • You learn something later in the test that refreshes your memory
  • You learn something later in the test that proves your first answer wrong

DO YOUR OWN WORK

  • Looking at someone else's paper can result in a zero

 

 

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