TestTaking Skills

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Test-Taking Skills

• HOW TO STUDY
• Special Thanks to Jimmy Tung, Ph.D.
• Hargrave Military Academy

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Why take tests?

• To prepare for the future.

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• You will be taking tests for the rest of your
  life.

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• To compare
• your knowledge
• with OTHERS

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• To learn
• how well you reason

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• and about your
• strengths
• and
• weaknesses.

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• To give you experience
• In.

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• working under stress

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• within a time limit

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• To review and make your learning..

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• more
• organized

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• and
• permanent.

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Preparing for tests
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• Test preparation begins on the first day of
  school.

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• Keep up
• with your assignments

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• Do not
• get behind

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Do not get behind

• in your reading,
• note taking, or
• written homework

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• Schedule study time
• for each class

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• and extra time for a major test
• Review regularly

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• Identify
• what to study

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• Organize
• all the materials you need.

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• (notes, quizzes, old tests, and handouts).

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• Use your time efficiently

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• study while you are alert
• and energetic

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• Take a short break every hour.

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• Test
• Yourself

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• make up questions and answer them

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• Join with a friend

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• Ask each other questions

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• Stay calm

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• by preparing carefully in advance

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• Avoid last minute cramming

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• Review
• after the test

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• to learn from your mistakes

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Objective tests
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• (multiple choice,
• true-false, matching)

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• Study
• important
• specifics

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• key facts

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• names

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• dates

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• lists

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• vocabulary
• words

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• Make
• flash cards

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• brief questions on one side
• and

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• answers
• on the
• other side.

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• Use your own memory techniques

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Problem tests
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• Using a formula or

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• applying a rule in a step-by-step process

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• Learn key theorems

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• rules,

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• formulas,
• and equations.

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• Do
• problems

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• practice what you have to do on the test.

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• Check your work

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• Dont waste time practicing incorrectly.

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Essay tests
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• Written
• tests

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• that you must interpret,

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• organize,

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• and apply information

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• Learn
• broad topics

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• and supportive facts.

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• Dont
• memorize
• small details.

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• Study groups are good !

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• Make up questions
• and answer them.
• .

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• Exchange
• your questions
• with classmates

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• List, organize,
• and outline your ideas

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• before you write your answer.

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• Get a good night's sleep

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• Eat a good breakfast.

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• Get to class on time

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• Have all the materials you will need.

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• Look over the entire test

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• check
• the
• length,

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• instructions,

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• types of questions,

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• The point value for each question.

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• Answer the easy questions first.

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True-false questions
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• look for signal words (always, never, all).

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Multiple choice questions
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• Read all possible answers ..and

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• eliminate
• unlikely answers

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• before you choose your answer

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• Always write
• something
• for short answer questions

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• "A"
• and "an"
• are clues

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• Proof read

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• Look over your TEST before you turn it in.

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• FFHS
• Special
• EVENTS

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• April 3rd
• FIRST FLIGHT IDOL
• Some of our best performers compete for the title
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