1. TEST TAKING STRATEGIES

2. READING STRATEGIES:  GLANCE AT THE QUESTIONS FIRST!  THIS IS NOT A MEMORY TEST!  DON’T LET BIG WORDS SCARE YOU!  READ ALL THE ANSWER CHOICES!  CONFUSED? READ IT AGAIN!  CHOOSE CAREFULLY!

3. MATH STRATEGIES:  REMEMBER TO USE SCRATCH PAPER!  THINK LIKE A DETECTIVE! LOOK FOR CLUES!  BEWARE THE “LOOK-ALIKES” 6042 AND 6402 ARE NOT THE SAME!  PICTURE IT. TRY TO “SEE” THE PROBLEM!  PREVIEW: LOOK OVER GRAPHS AND CHARTS!

4. BEFORE THE TEST... GET PLENTY OF REST!

5. BEFORE THE TEST… EAT “CARBS” FOR BREAKFAST!

6. BE PREPARED… BRING AN EXTRA #2 SHARPENED PENCIL!

7. DURING THE TEST… THE “KEY” TO SUCCESS IS TO CONCENTRATE AND STAY FOCUSED!

8. STOP WORRYING…  CLEAR YOUR MIND  WINK ONE EYE  ROLL ONE SHOULDER  STOP…TAKE A DEEP BREATH… HOLD AND EXHALE  RELAX… YOU ARE READY!

9. LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN! READ ALONG SILENTLY WITH THE PERSON GIVING DIRECTIONS!

10. PACE YOURSELF! DIVIDE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS BY NUMBER OF MINUTES! ANSWER ALL EASY QUESTIONS FIRST!

11. HELPFUL HINTS:  READ ALL THE CHOICES!  DROP THE CHOICES THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY WRONG!  REREAD THE QUESTION!

12. GO WITH YOUR FIRST GUESS OR IMPULSE!

13. DON’T WASTE TIME OVER ONE QUESTION!

14. DOUBLE CHECK YOUR BUBBLING!

15. AFTER THE TEST… ERASE ALL STRAY PENCIL MARKS! SCAN YOUR ANSWER SHEET FOR DOUBLE OR BLANK ANSWERS!

16. AFTER THE TEST… IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER TEST RIGHT AWAY…....... TRY THE RELAXATION TECHNIQUES TO HELP CLEAR YOUR MIND!

17. AFTER THE TEST… CONGRATULATE YOURSELF FOR A JOB WELL-DONE! Designed by Coach K 2003-04