Study Skills

When is the ideal time to study?

• Right before going to bed

• While you watch TV

• Right after school while the material is fresh from the day

• Right before the test

Where is the ideal place to study?

• On your bed
• At a desk sitting upright
• In a hammock in the backyard
• In the kitchen as your mom or dad prepares dinner

How often should you study?

• A little bit each day, even if you don't have a test coming up
• Once per week
• The night before a test or quiz
• A few minutes before a test or quiz

The night before a test, you should __________.

• get a good night's sleep
• eat a big dinner
• watch a movie
• run two miles

The morning of a test you should ______.

• sleep extra late

• wake up extra early

• eat a good breakfast

• exercise

What is the most important thing about taking a test?

• Do your best
• Skip and come back to the questions you don't know
• Read all directions and questions carefully
• All of the above

When you come to a question for which you don't know the answer, what should you do?

• Don't move until you answer it.
• Take a guess and keep going
• Mark it and come back to it.
• Write a list of facts that you do know.

After putting your name on the test, what is the very first thing you should do? 

• Answer the first question
• Do a mind dump of knowledge on the side
• Answer the easy questions first
• Read the directions

When studying, what should you NOT do...

• Have your cell phone out
• Have a quiet place to study
• Have only 1 subject to study at a time
• Study for 15-30 minutes at a time

Which is a benefit of studying hard for a test?

• You can't go play with your friends.
• You will make a better grade.
• It is a rule to study.
• You can go to chuckecheese.