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Secrets 2 Success
Test Taking Skills
Study Planning
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Test Taking
•Prepare•Test •Review
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PREPARE
• Study• Arrive 15 minutes early• Get comfortable• Breathe!!
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Study Planning
• Are you a good studier–Do you take note of the setting?–Do you use a variety of study techniques?–Do you organize and condense
notes/assignments?–Do you review past notes?–Do you review the Syllabus?
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Study Planning
• Be very specific in dates and times–Topic–Chapter, pages, vocabulary words.
• Be Realistic–Know yourself.
• Be good to yourself–Always reward yourself with something
valuable.
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SQ3R
•Survey
•Question
•Read
•Recite
•Review
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Survey• The title, headings, and subheadings • Captions under pictures, charts, graphs
or maps • Review questions or teacher-made
study guides • Introductory and concluding
paragraphs • Summary
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Questions
• Turn the title, headings, and/or subheadings into questions;
• Read questions at the end of the chapters or after each subheading;
• Ask yourself, "What did my instructor say about this chapter or subject when it was assigned?"
• Ask yourself, "What do I already know about this subject?"
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Read• Look for answers to the questions you first raised; • Answer questions at the beginning or end of
chapters or study guides • Reread captions under pictures, graphs, etc. • Note all the underlined, italicized, bold printed
words or phrases • Study graphic aids • Reduce your speed for difficult passages • Stop and reread parts which are not clear • Read only a section at a time and recite after each
section
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Recite
• Ask yourself questions about what you have just read or summarize, in your own words, what you read
• Take notes from the text but write the information in your own words (1/3 legnth)
• Underline or highlight important points you've just read • Use the method of recitation which best suits your
particular learning style but remember, the more senses you use the more likely you are to remember what you read - i.e.,
• Write it down, Write it down, Write it down, Write it down
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Review
• Friends• Flashcards• Incorporate as many different kinds of
learning as you can.• Continually
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Results
• It does take more time initially• For most people it saves time over the
course of the class.• More importantly it saves stress, which
improves test scores dramatically
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TEST
• Always talk to the teacher individually in their office before a test.
• Read carefully–Decide what kind of question this is
• Survey the exam–Answer the questions you know first.–Answer the Multiple choice last.–Go with the best answer.
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REVIEW
• Look for missed questions• Check Scantron for missed answers
and missing questions.• Change answers only if you know you
made a mistake–Or if you find information on the test that
leads to a different answer .–
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Specific Kinds of Tests
• Online Tests–Know the format of the testing–Be familiar with the testing facility –Know the program–Know the time
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Specific Kinds of Tests
• True False1. The entire sentence must be True or the
whole sentence is false. Even if one very small part of a sentence is false, the sentence is false.
2. Drop the negative
3. QualifiersAlways, Never, Sometimes, Often, Rarely
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Multiple Choice
• Eliminate the wrong answers• Look for the main vocabulary word• Create a scenario / true false• Check Grammar• Check for way out answers
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Multiple Choice
• Opposite Statements• Avoid absolutes/ look for qualifiers• If you know 2 answers are correct look
for all of the above
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Short Answer
• One main point• 2-3 sentences at most• More is not always better
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Open Book
• APPLICATION• Be familiar with where materials are in
the book.• Use brief quotes and be ready to add
your own thoughts.
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Essay
• Read directions looking for key words–Compare–Contrast–Summarize–View point
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Essay
• Outline–Strong introductory sentence that states
answer and gives supporting information .
–Supporting point 1–Supporting point 2–Supporting point 3–Strong conclusion that restates answer.