PRAY

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PRAY

• A Multiple Choice
• Test Taking Strategy

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PRAY

• Prepare to Pass
• Read, Remember, Reduce
• Answer or Abandon
• You Need To Go Back

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The Test

• When you get the test, take 2 minutes to

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Prepare to Pass

• Peek at the whole test note sections and types
  of questions
• Allot time and order to the sections of the test
• Stay in order dont skip around. Youll waste
  time and maybe miss a question or two
• Scrutinize the instructions for each section
• Read the instructions
• Underline what to do and where to do it or key
  words.
• Note any special requirements

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The Questions

• For each multiple choice test item

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Read, Remember, Reduce

• READ the whole question.
• READ all the choices.
• Look for the words not, except, and best -
  they signal an answer that is the opposite of
  what you might think.
• Which is NOT an example of
• All are correct EXCEPT
• The BEST answer is

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Read, Remember, Reduce

• REMEMBER what youve studied or heard in class.
• Use a cover up strategy try to answer the
  question without looking at the answer choices.
  Cover them up with your fingers.

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Read, Remember, Reduce

• REDUCE your choices and improve your chances of
  getting the right answer.
• Rather than look for the right answer, look for
  the wrong answers and eliminate them.
• Mark out the choices that you know arent right
  or cant be right or dont sound right.
• Employ real strategies to reduce the choices.

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Read, Remember, Reduce

• Avoid answers with absolute words
• None
• Never
• All
• More
• Always
• Completely
• Only
• They indicate undisputed facts.

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Read, Remember, Reduce

• Eliminate as many answers as possible.
• Use the true-false test for each option.
• Look for answers that dont fit or seem out of
  context
• Eliminate answers that are totally unfamiliar to
  you
• If 2 answers are the opposite of each other,
  chances are one of them is correct
• If the answer is a number, toss out the high low
  numbers and consider the middle range numbers

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Read, Remember, Reduce

• All of the Above if 2 or 3 answers seem
  correct, all of the above is USUALLY the
  correct answer. BUT, remember, ALL parts of ALL
  answers must be correct, so read through and
  check all of the answers.
• Remember to look for the BEST answer and make
  your best guess
• If at a complete loss, choose an answer that is
• in any way familiar
• the longest and most detailed answer
• Do not change answers or choose answers based on
  patterns. The test may really have 7 Cs in a
  row.

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Answer or Abandon

• Due to time, you may have to skip (abandon) some
  questions.
• Always answer the easy ones first.
• Place a mark next to any you skip to remind you
  go back to it later.
• Or, ANWER ALL questions. If you are not sure
  your answer is right, mark it and come back to
  later, if you have time.

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You Need To Go Back

• At the end of the test, GO BACK to those
  questions you either marked or abandoned.
• Look over the test one more time. Are all items
  answered?
• Only change answers if you are absolutely sure it
  should be changed. Your first choice is usually
  right.
• Check the bubble sheet to make sure its marked
  correctly

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We Learn Best What We Can Teach

• Select one strategy that you either remember or
  like the best. Explain it completely to a
  partner.
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