1. TEST TAKING

2. TIPS FOR OVERCOMING TEST ANXIETY
Be Prepared
Practice positive self-talk
Use visualization
Practice relaxation

3. TYPES OF TESTS
OBJECTIVE
SUBJECTIVE

4. SUBJECTIVE TESTS
Essay
Short Answer

5. OBJECTIVE TESTS
TRUE/FALSE
MULTIPLE CHOICE
MATCHING
FILL-IN-THE-BLANK

6. STRATEGIES AND TIPS FOR TEST TAKING
SURVEY ENTIRE TEST BEFORE YOU START
CHECK ALL ANSWERS BEFORE TURNING IN TEST
READ DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY
WRITE NAME ON EACH PAGE
START WITH EASY QUESTIONS FIRST
ON DIFFICULT QUESTIONS MAKE NOTE OF YOUR GUESS

7. MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS Most commonly used test format in college.
Requires very careful reading and analysis of responses.
Select the best answer
Most common problem with Multiple Choice tests is not being prepared.

8. MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS
Nature of a Multiple Choice Test is to have options that are true and false
Use true/false strategy to eliminate wrong choices.

9. Multiple Choice Tests - Example
An ideal fascist state includes (1) an autocratic ruler and a single party personify the state, (2) national socialism, (3) equal and classless society, and (4) strong ideological impulse.
a. (1), (2), and (3)
b. (1), (2), and (4)
c. (1), (3), and (4)
d. (2), (3), and (4)
e. All of them

10. MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST TAKING TIPS
Longest or the most specific option will most often be the correct option.
Qualifying modifiers are used more often in the correct option than absolute modifiers.
Eliminate options that contain absolutes, silly remarks, or words that you would not be expected to know.

11. MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTTAKING TIPS
The correct option may be one of two similar options, with the most specific option usually correct.
If you don’t know an answer, move on. You may find your answer or a hint in another question.
If you have two synonymous options, neither will be correct .

12. MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST TAKING TIPS
The best option should be a grammatically correct extension of the question.
Test writers frequently overuse the “all of the above” option.
It’s better to know your material than to spend time looking for loopholes in an exam.