| | - How to Take Tests!
- I. Types of Tests
- A. True/False
- B. Matching
- C. Fill in the Blank
- D. Multiple Choice
- II. True / False
- 1. Study facts and definitions
- 2. Make a list of facts with explanations
- B. Test Tips
- 1. Often there are more “True” answers
- 2. Stick with your first thought, unless you’re positive it’s wrong!
- 3. Longer responses are generally true
- 4. Words that make you answer “False”
- a. all
- b. every
- c. always
- d. only
- e. because
- f. never
- g. none
- h. rarely
- 5. Words that make you answer “True”
- a. some
- b. sometimes
- c. probably
- d. usually
- e. generally
- A. Study Methods
- 1. Memorize facts and explanations on flash cards (cram cards)
- 2. Test yourself by reading the front of the card and saying
- what’s on the back without looking
- B. Test Tips
- 1. Read both columns first
- 2. Start working from the shorter column
- 3. Cross off all the easiest items first
- 3. Watch out for extra choices in the longer column
- IV. Fill in the Blank
- A. Study Methods
- 1. Make flash cards (cram cards)
- 2. Memorize facts and definitions
- B. Test Tips
- 1. Read the entire sentence or paragraph first
- 2. Answer the question in your head first
- 3. Do the easier questions first
- 4. Words need to fit grammatically
- 5. The length of the blank may be a key to the length of the answer
- 6. Read your answer to make sure it makes sense
- V. Multiple Choice
- A. Study Methods
- 1. Study names, dates, and definitions
- 2. Make flash cards (cram cards)
- B. Test Tips
- 1. Read the question as many times as you need
- 2. Figure out the answer before looking at the choices
- 3. Cross out wrong answers first
- 4. Underline or circle key words
- 5. Look for clues in other questions
- 6. Incorrect choices often have the words:
- a. all
- b. none
- c. always
- d. never
- e. forever
- f. totally
- 7. Correct choices often have the words:
- a. generally
- b. often
- c. frequently
- d. usually
- e. sometimes
- 8. Answers need to fit grammatically
- 9. Correct choices are often the longest
- 10. If 2 choices are opposites, one of them may be the answer
- 11. “All of the above” answers are often correct
- 12. If there is a reading passage involved, read the question
- before the passage
- 13. If you have no idea at all, pick “b” or “c”
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