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TEST TAKING TIPS Apply these to the AP Examination
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Multiple-Choice Questions Practice ◦ Old tests ◦ Practice test ◦ Online Words of Totality ◦ Never/Always rarely the answer Combination Answers ◦ Do not be distracted
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Multiple-Choice Questions Read ◦ Quickly, but do not skim ◦ Slow down at links to causation Due to Because As a result Eliminate ◦ One by one ◦ Don’t jump Re-read ◦ Choose from remaining MAFIA EXAMS
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Multiple-Choice Questions Do not be afraid to change an answer, but ONLY if you have a good reason.
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Multiple-Choice Questions Guessing When you are stuck or short on time or both. ◦ Chance of getting right is 1/5 ◦ Penalty is 1/4 ◦ If 1 is eliminated, chance = penalty ◦ If 2 are eliminated, chance is 1/3 ◦ If 3 are eliminated, chance is 1/2
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Free Response Questions 1 st 3-5 minutes ◦ Read ◦ Quick response Next 15 minutes ◦ Re-read ◦ Detailed response Last 5 minutes ◦ Re-read
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Good Chance to be part of Free Response Questions Cells ◦ Cell structure ◦ Structure and function of the plasma membrane
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Good Chance to be part of Free Response Questions Photosynthesis ◦ Chemical processes ◦ Chloroplasts
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Good Chance to be part of Free Response Questions Respiration ◦ Chemical processes ◦ Mitochondria
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Good Chance to be part of Free Response Questions Cell Division ◦ Mitosis ◦ Meiosis
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Good Chance to be part of Free Response Questions Molecular Genetics ◦ DNA Structure ◦ Replication ◦ Protein Synthesis
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Good Chance to be part of Free Response Questions Evolution ◦ Natural selection ◦ Speciation
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Good Chance to be part of Free Response Questions Plants ◦ Reproduction in flowering plants ◦ Plant tropisms ◦ Hormones (especially auxin)
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Good Chance to be part of Free Response Questions Animal Structure and Function ◦ Nerve transmission ◦ Muscle contraction ◦ Kidney function
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Good Chance to be part of Free Response Questions Animal Reproduction and Development ◦ Menstrual cycle ◦ Embryonic development
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Good Chance to be part of Free Response Questions Ecology ◦ Succession ◦ Biogeochemical cycles
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