1. Test-Taking Advice and Chautauqua Preparation University Sojourner Truth E-Mentoring Program February

2. Materials Test-Taking Tips ACT Resources

3. Test-Taking Tip 1: Have a Positive Attitude A positive attitude goes a long way toward success, not only in test taking but in life as well.

4. Test-Taking Tip 2: Make a Plan The week before the test, research what it will cover.

5. Test-Taking Tip 3: The Night Before Your body and brain need sleep to function well, so don’t stay up late!

6. Test-Taking Tip 4: The Morning of the Test Did you know you think better when you have a full stomach?

7. Test-Taking Tip 5: Test Time Before the test begins, make sure you’ll have everything you need. Read the instructions!

8. Test-Taking Tip 6: Manage Your Time Quickly scan through the test before starting, answering the easy questions first. This saves more time at the end for the harder ones.

9. Test-Taking Tip 7: I’m Stuck Those tricky problems can knock you off balance. You can always come back to them at the end to make the best educated guess possible.

10. Test-Taking Tip 8: Multiple Choice Questions A very useful tool in multiple-choice questions is process of elimination. Cross off answers you know can’t be right.

11. Test-Taking Tip 9: Neatness Counts Be sure your writing is legible. For scanned tests, stay within the oval.

12. Test-Taking Tip 10: I’m Done Spend the last minutes going over the hardest questions and rethinking your answers.

13. Chautauqua Turn in invitation list to presenter How is the them going to be incorporated throughout the program Who will introduce sophomores and projects Read through sophomore projects and finalize time and design concepts Create list of material and other needs