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Spring 2025 Test Taking Skills for Standardized Tests
Spring 2025 Test Taking Skills for Standardized Tests
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What are the two biggest mistakes you can make while taking a test?
Not reading the directions thoroughly, and misreading questions
Skipping questions, and not showing your work when answering them
Skipping breakfast, and showing your work on math problems
Cramming on the day of the test, and studying all night without sleeping
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When taking notes, you........
Find Key words and phrases
Write down the first sentence of every paragraph
Write down the last sentence of every paragraph
Should write everything down
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What can you do to prepare yourself before you take a test?
Stay hydrated
Eat breakfast
Have a snack
Take a stretch
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Why is it important to consider your first choice for a question before you change it?
Because most tests are designed for the average student
Extensive background knowledge is rarely needed on standardized tests
It stops you from talking yourself out of what is likely the correct answer
Many studies have shown that your first choice is usually the correct one
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Why is it important to eliminate the WRONG answers before answering a test question?
If you have two choices left your chance of getting it right is 50%
If you have three choices your chance of getting it right is 33% per answer
If you don't answer the question, you'll automatically miss it
Educated guessing skills are an extremely important part of test-taking
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Why is it important that you read EVERY question?
Because giving up solves nothing
Because your first choice is usually the right one
The answer to one question might be revealed by the questions after it
The questions nearest to each other often show up in groups
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Why must you always double-check your answers and your numbering when taking a test?
It helps you find unanswered questions before you submit your test
All of the above
Because it helps you correct your answers before you submit the test
You need to make sure your answers have been entered to the right questions
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Which of the following are common traps to avoid while taking tests?
Forgetting to double-check your answers before submitting the finished test
Rubbernecking and cheating
Losing concentration while you are in the middle of an exam
Worrying about the hard problems
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It can be helpful to panic over time while you are taking an exam
True
False
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Visual information like charts, graphs, and pictures can help you understand test questions
True
False
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Which of these is not a test taking skill?
Study the night before to better retain information
Change your answers if you're convinced you're wrong
Don't give in to peer pressure
Preview the exam
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What is the purpose of
standardized tests
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To evaluate the effectiveness of the school system
To annoy educators and students alike
To measure how well students are learning from their teachers
None of the above
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What can you do to help you read directions thoroughly?
Underline key points
Identify examples related to the question
Circle important words
All of the above
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Why is it recommended that you answer every question on your exam?
All of the above
You don't get credit for unanswered questions
You can circle difficult problems and return to them before time runs out
If you do run out of time you can still benefit from educated guesses
