Transcript Test Taking Tips

Test Taking Tips
Here are a
few simple
test taking tips
anyone can do.
These tips will help
improve your score on
ANY test.
Before the
Test
The night
before the
test review
sample tests and any
review materials you
have.
Get a
good night’s
sleep the
night before the
test.
If you
usually work
late, ask to
leave work
early.
Make the
decision not talk
on the phone, play
video games, stay out
with friends listen to
music, or watch
television late the
night before the test.
Set your alarm
early enough
to allow time for
everything you need
to do the day of the test.
Have a backup wake-up
plan as well.
Get
everything
ready the
night before
the test.
Gather
everything you
will need for school
on the day of the test.
Have your books ready
to grab as you walk out
the door.
Lay out your
clothes the night
before. Having
everything you need
handy the day of the
test will reduce stress
before you take the test.
Eat a good
breakfast
the day of the
test.
Try to eat a good
mix of protein, fat,
and carbohydrates.
Example: Toast,
peanut butter, and milk.
If you eat something like
a candy bar and soda, you
will be hungry before the
test is over.
When you
are hungry,
your mind is on
your hunger not
your work.
Try to arrive
early so you
will not be
rushed and
unsettled right
before the test.
Know where
you are
supposed to
take the test
when you
arrive at school.
During
the Test
Carefully
listen to all
directions of
the test and follow
the directions exactly.
Actively read
all passages.
Underline
important details. Make
notes in the margin. If
you are actively reading,
YOU CANNOT SLEEP!!!
If you get
nervous during
the test, take a few
Deep breaths slowly to
relax yourself and get back to
work. DO NOT PUT YOUR
HEAD DOWN BECAUSE YOU
MAY FALL ALSEEP.
Read all
directions
SLOWLY and
carefully, and follow
the directions
exactly.
Write down
important
formulas, facts,
definitions and/or
keywords in the margin
first so you will not worry
about forgetting these
important facts.
Read each
question
carefully. Ask
yourself, “What is the
question asking me to
do?” Jot the answer
down in the margin next
to the question.
Read each
question
completely and look
for keywords that will
help you decide what
the question is asking
you to do.
Always read
the whole
question
CAREFULLY, don’t
make assumptions
about what the
question is asking.
Read each
answer choice.
Even if you
think the correct
answer choice is the
first one given. Read
all answer choices.
If you don’t
know an answer,
skip it. Go on
with the rest of the
test. Come back to
the question later.
Take the
test at your
own pace.
Do not worry who
finishes before or
after you.
THE
ALABAMA
HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION
EXAM IS NOT
TIMED.
TAKE YOUR
TIME TAKING
THE TEST.
TURN YOUR TEST IN
WHEN
YOU ARE
SATISFIED WITH YOUR
WORK.
Believe that
you will do well!
People with
positive mental
Attitudes usually do well
because they believe in
themselves.