Transcript test taking strategies ask questions

TEST TAKING
STRATEGIES
ASK QUESTIONS
O When is the test?
O What material will the test cover?
O What types of questions will be on the test?
DEVELOP A STUDY PLAN
O Decide WHEN, WHERE, and WHAT you will
study.
O Plan to study a little each day.
O Study Materials:
O Textbook
O Assignments
O Notes
O Test Reviews
O Previous Tests
GENERAL RULES
O PUT YOUR NAME ON THE TEST!
O Before beginning the test, ALWAYS READ ALL OF THE
DIRECTIONS!
O Write down any information you had to memorize (formulas,
definitions, names, dates, etc.)
O Read ALL the questions first.
O Answer the easiest questions.
O Don’t leave any questions blank.
O If you are using a scantron, be sure to fill it in correctly.
TRUE – FALSE TESTS
Read all directions.
2. True/False questions often contain clues to help
determine whether they are true or false.
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O These words are usually found in false statements: ALL,
ALWAYS, EVERY, ONLY, NONE, NEVER.
O These words are more often found in true statements:
SOME, USUALLY, SELDOM, SOMETIMES, PROBABLY,
MAINLY, OFTEN, EXCEPT, RARELY.
Look carefully at the sequence of statements. The facts
may be accurate, but the order may cause the statement
to actually be false.
4. In order to be true, the entire statement must be true.
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If any part of the statement is false, the answer is false.
SAMPLE TEST
1. All musicians can read music.
2. It seldom snows in tropical climates
3. George Washington was elected president after
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Abraham Lincoln.
There is only one meaning for the word “play.”
In the U.S., presidential elections are held every 6
years.
Computers can always out-think people.
Studying never helps improve grades.
Most teachers are right handed.
MATCHING TESTS
1. Read all directions!
2. Count all choices in each column. If one
column has more choices than the other,
work the column with fewer choices.
3. If both columns have the same number,
look at the column with the explanations
first because they may contain clues.
4. When you choose an answer, cross it out
so you will not have to read the choice
again.
SAMPLE TEST
1. Baseball
2. Football
3. Soccer
4. Tennis
5. Skiing
6. Swimming
A. Use your head, use your feet, but in this
sport, don’t touch the ball with your hands.
B. Does it sound like a sport if it has tees,
birdies, eagles, woods, and irons?
C. If you think a lap is only what happens when
you sit, you’ve never tried this sport.
D. If stealing is a sin, how come players of this
sport steal bases all the time?
E. This sport can leave you cold atop a
mountain with only poles to help you down.
F. In this sport, even if you smash someone,
you could still be in love.
G. A math problem: Explain how this sport takes
three hours to play four fifteen minute
quarters.
FILL-IN TESTS
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Read all directions!
Read the first statement. If you know the answer,
fill it in. If you are unsure of the answer, skip this
statement and go on to the next one.
After you have completed filling in all the blanks you
can, go back to the statement(s) you did not know
and look for key words.
Do not leave any blanks empty.
If a word bank is provided, don’t forget to cross out
each word after using it.
Reread the statement with your answer to see if it
makes sense.
Look for grammar clues: "an" indicates that the
answer begins with a vowel, or look for something
that indicates plurals or past tense.
SAMPLE TEST
Mouse
Monitor
Menu
Printer
Port
Gigabyte
1. If you want a thousand bytes of memory get a
.
2. Although it doesn’t squeak, a
does move a cursor
around.
3. After reading this
, a waiter won’t come up, but your
programs will.
4. To get a hard copy of information, you will use your
.
5. A socket on the back panel of the computer where you can plug in a
cable to connect another device is called a
.
6. It may look like a T.V. screen, but it is a
.
MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS
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Read all directions!
Read the first question and attempt to predict
an answer before reading the answer choice.
Read all answer choices and eliminate all
impossible answers (actually cross them out
with one line).
Choose the answer that makes the most sense
to you.
Don’t leave any answers blank.
Make sure you fill out the answer sheet
correctly.
"All of the above" and "both a and c" are often
correct, but only use this clue if you are stuck.
SAMPLE TEST
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The capital of the United States is:
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The national anthem of the U.S. is:
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Butte, Montana
Austin, Texas
Washington, D,C.
New York, N.Y.
The Star Spangled Banner
American Pie
America the Beautiful
Hail to the Chief
The clause that describes a noun or pronoun is:
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Santa Clause
Adverbial clause
Independent clause
Adjective clause
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All of the following are states EXCEPT:
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Oregon
Maine
Washington D.C.
Texas
The head of the British monarchy is:
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The president
The prime minister
The king or queen
The Beatles
ESSAY TESTS
Read the essay question.
Write a brief outline of the main points you
want to include - this may give you partial
points if you run out of time to finish.
3. Reread the essay question and restate it. This
will be your opening or lead sentence.
4. Write the essay by following your lead sentence
with the facts in your outline. Conclude the
essay with a restatement of your lead
sentence.
5. Write NEATLY - it is definitely not to your
advantage to frustrate your teacher.
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SAMPLE ESSAY QUESTION
O Discuss ways, both positive and negative,
that computers are affecting the world.
Write the opening sentence
of the following essay
questions
1. How are rap music and country music alike in the way
they depict life?
2. Discuss the various theories, such as a meteorite,
disease, or climate change, as reasons why
dinosaurs became extinct.
3. Describe how advances in communication technology
have affected your life.
Term or Final Tests
O Reread notes and assignments.
O Review corrected homework.
O Study previous tests.