Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-Taking

Part 3

Identify key words.

This helps you focus on the main idea of challenging questions.

Rephrase difficult questions.

To understand questions better, rewrite them in your own words. Be careful not to change the meaning.

Organize your thoughts before you write.

Take your time to organize your responses to short-answer and essay questions. You’ll reduce the time you need to revise.

Write neatly.

Be sure you don’t lose points on answers the teacher can’t read.

Use all the time you’re given.

If you finish early, don’t leave. Use the extra time to proofread and review your answers.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

 

Student Success Statement

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”

Matt Biondi

If you really try hard and be persistent, then you can achieve anything. If you really want to make that F into an A, then you have to be persistent and work hard…

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-Taking

Part 2

During the Test

Read the Directions.

It’s important that you follow the instructions exactly. For example, some questions may have more than one correct answer.

Answer easy questions first.

Doing this you can jog your memory about useful facts. You may also come across information that can help you with other questions.

Answer every question.

Unless there is a penalty for wrong answers, try to answer every question, you may be able to get partial credit for those you begin but don’t complete correctly.

Ask questions.

If a question isn’t clear, talk to your teacher. If that’s not possible, explain your answer in the margin.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement

“Improve your performance by improving your attitude.”

ANON

If you improve your attitude, then you can easily improve your performance. For example, if you are presenting a project in front of the class, it could be the best project ever, but if you present it with a bad attitude and you will receive a low grade…

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-Taking

Part 1

Essential Test-Taking Advice

Try out these strategies while you’re still in high school, and but the time you get to college, you’ll be a test-taking expert.

Before the Test

Eat well.

Studies show that you need good nutrition to concentrate and preform your best.

Bring the right supplies.

Bring your pencils, erasers, pens, rulers, compasses and calculators or whatever else you need on test day.

Review the whole test before you start.

See how many sections and what types of questions are on the test. Determine how much time to allow for completing each section.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement

“Gold medals don’t make champions… Hard work does.”

ANON

You can’t receive a Gold Medal if you do nothing to receive it. You need to work hard to achieve it.

Online Learning

Part 1

Read Between the lines

Make a judgment about the site’s reliability based on your own analysis of the site and the information it contains. Here are some ways to do this:

·         Look for facts you know or can check with a trusted source. If the site gets those facts right, it’s more likely that some of the other facts on the site are also accurate.

·         Study the language used. Is it angry, satiric or overly impassioned? This may indicate that the site is biased.

·         Consider whether the arguments are logical and backed up by evidence, and whether the site presents only one point of view.

·         Check the links to the sources that the author acknowledges. Scholarly writing, whether in print or online, should include a bibliography.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!