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 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.

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Exam Day: Survival Tips

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-Taking

Part 1

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/10296.html

Essential Test-Taking Advice

Try out these strategies while you’re still in high school, and by 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 perform your best.

Bring the Right Supplies.

Bring your pencils, erasers, pens, rulers, compasses, 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 t0o allow for completing each section

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Study for Multiple Exams Part 2

Study for Multiple Exams

Part 2

My strategies for written assignments: Everyone has their own writing styles. I generally come up with an idea and do massive amounts of research before I even think about writing. I then organize my research then sometimes prepare an outline before actually writing. I always print out the paper and come back to it the next day and reread it. That is the easiest way for me to catch my own mistakes. I have to give my eyes a break from it, and if I just wrote it I think it looks perfect. But if I look at it a day later I almost always find grammatical errors or phrases and sentences I just want to reword.

How I succeed in team projects: never assume someone is doing what they are supposed to be doing. Have regular meetings and have each member show their work, not just give you or the group their word for it.

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/10mly3oq3wmud38/Study%20for%20Multiple%20Exam1.docx

You Can Succeed Everyday Part 1

You Can Succeed Everyday

Part 1

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My overall study method: I break up everything over several days and over the course of the evening and day. Cramming never works for me so I try to not do it. I will have longer sessions on nights before big tests, but I never stay up much later than normal before tests. I know that if I take the test tired the next day I will not do as well as if I was rested.

How I’ve overcome an initial bad grade: I usually look over the test or paper to see what I did that the teacher did not want. Basically, I do not stress out about grades that much because for me they are not worth getting really upset about. I do well because I know that I know the material. However, if I do get a bad grade, or one lower than I expected, I make sure that the next time a test is coming I study even more so that I won’t be surprised by the questions.

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/bmpnj80et9ums8n/You%20can%20Succeed%20Every%20Day.docx