The Test Test

Select all that apply to you.

• I get nervous when taking a test.

• The thought of studying for a test feels overwhelming.

• I've been disappointed with my score on a test after working hard to prepare for it.

• There has to be a better way to prepare for and perform on tests.

Most of your test-preparation is done when you take notes, read the text, and develop questions about both.

• True

• False

You should throw away all of your work as soon as it is checked or graded because it will only clutter up your folders.

• True

• False

Getting a good night’s sleep and eating a healthy breakfast are more beneficial than cramming all night the night before a test.

• True

• False

When you are undecided about a test answer, your first hunch is usually right.

• True

• False

It is important to be one of the first people done with the test because that means that you aced the test.

• True

• False

The best way to study for a test is:

• Spend a few solid hours of non-stop studying the night before a test.

• Do your reading and homework on time and review your notes for a few minutes every day.

• Highlight any questions that you have on any of your work or notes so that you remember to ask them in class.

• Both B and C.

Preparing a study guide...

• Should be based only on what the teacher tells you about the test.

• Is automatically done for you when you use the questioning technique for taking notes and reading textbooks.

• Means spending many hours, the night before the test, rewriting all of your notes.

• Only needs to be done for big tests, such as final exams.

When your teacher gives you a study guide, you should:

• Ignore it because you have already made your own study guide from your notes.

• Use it to help you decipher what to focus on the night or two before the test.

• Toss your notes and textbook aside; the study guide is all you need.

• Stop paying attention in class. The study guide has all the answers you will need for the test.

The night before a test, you should:

• Look over your work for a minute. You don’t need to spend any more time on it because you’ve taken notes and done your homework.

• Spend a few solid hours studying non-stop.

• Spend 30-60 minutes reviewing your notes, homework, and textbook, then quiz yourself by talking out loud.

• None of the above.