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Start with your most confident section
Quickly look through the test to get a sense of its length as well as content. Start with the section that you feel most confident about, even if it’s not the first page. This confidence boost will activate your memory and prior knowledge to help with other sections of the test.
Multiple Choice
Cover the answers to avoid doubt or confusion when you see another “tricky” answer
Write down what you know about the topic asked.
Choose the answer that best fits with the information you wrote
Do not doubt yourself. Most people get things wrong when they second-guess.
Circle any questions that you’re not sure about to come back to later. Sometimes you will find hints or remember information based on questions that are later in the test.
Matching
Cover one side and write down what you know.
Choose the answer that best fits with the information you wrote.
Do not doubt yourself. Most people get things wrong when they second-guess.
Long/ Short Answer
Diagram the question: underline or highlight the keywords you need to focus on and number each topic you need to cover in your answer. Use different colors (or a pen versus pencil) to help differentiate between concepts.
When you have completed your answer, go back and check to ensure you have answered each part of the question.
Practice answering these types of questions while studying
Questions on reading comprehension
Before reading the passage read through the questions and underline the key information so you will know what to focus on in the passage.
Read and annotate the passage.
Go back to the questions and use your annotations to help you answer. This way you shouldn’t need to reread the entire passage.
“Blanking Out”
Remember this happens to everyone, but if this happens at every single test you may need to work on specific strategies designed specifically for you
When you get your exam turn to the blank side and write down everything you know about the topic
Then look at the test and use the notes you created as a reference
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