1. Test Taking StrategiesBy
Sarah Kate DuRant

2. Tips For Better Test Taking
Prepare
-find creative ways to study
- arrive early for tests
- be comfortable but alert
- stay relaxed and confident
- analyze past tests

3. Tips For Better Test Taking
- read directions carefully
- look over test before you start
- answer questions in a strategic order

4. True/False Tests Every part of the sentence must be true
Pay close attention to negatives, qualifiers, and long sentences

5. True/False Tests Negatives
- If the question contains negatives, such as "no, not, cannot" drop the negative and read what remains.
- Decide whether that sentence is true or false.
- If it is true, its opposite, or negative, is usually false.

6. True/False Tests Qualifiers
- words that restrict or open up general statements. Examples are "sometimes, often, frequently, ordinarily, generally"
- These words make more modest claims, are more likely to reflect reality, and usually indicate "true" answers.

7. True/False Tests Long Sentences
- Pay attention to the "truth" of each phrase in the sentence.
- If one part of the sentence is false, it usually indicates a "false" answer

8. Multiple Choice Tests Get an overview of test by skimming quickly
Answer the easiest questions first
Answer the harder questions last
On a “standardized” test (such as the SAT) make sure to answer all questions no matter if you know the answer or not. On those kinds of tests you get a fraction of a point for each question answered.

9. Multiple Choice Tests Guessing -Eliminate obvious wrong answers first
- Don't guess if you are penalized for guessing
- Use hints from questions you know

10. Review
Always Review your test if you have enough time no matter what test you are taking

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