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Study Study SkillsSkills
Test Preparation Test Preparation and Test Takingand Test Taking
Test PreparationTest Preparation
Manage Review Time
Create review tools
Plan a strategy
Manage Review TimeManage Review Time
Within 20 minutes Within 20 minutes to 1 hour of class to 1 hour of class if possibleif possible
Again within 24 Again within 24 hourshours
Daily ReviewDaily Review
Weekly ReviewWeekly Review
Major ReviewMajor Review
Review Notes andReview Notes andCreate review toolsCreate review tools
Flash cardsMind Map
Checklist
Plan a strategyPlan a strategy
Ask Your Instr
uctor
What to Expect
Look over old exams Practice
tasks/p
roblems/example
questions f
rom notes
Write Your Own
Practice Questions
WellPrepared
Ways to predict QuestionsWays to predict Questions
Taking the TestTaking the Test
Objective TestsObjective Tests
Objective TestsObjective TestsOn a true/false test if any part of the On a true/false test if any part of the statement is false the answer is false.statement is false the answer is false.
Essay TestsEssay Tests
They test your ability to express They test your ability to express yourself, interpret, and organize your yourself, interpret, and organize your materialmaterial
Read each question to make sure you Read each question to make sure you understand precisely what is being understand precisely what is being askedasked
Know definitions of direction words Know definitions of direction words (contrast, compare, describe)(contrast, compare, describe)
Writing shorter answers and completing Writing shorter answers and completing all of the questions will almost always all of the questions will almost always yield a better scoreyield a better score
Essay TestsEssay Tests
Essay testsEssay tests
Other Points to Consider
Write Legibly
Be Brief
Seek Clues in Question
Use Vocabular
y
Math & Science ExamsMath & Science Exams
Reducing test anxietyReducing test anxiety