Test Taking Skills & Strategies

When you're finished with the test, you are not confident in your work and think you failed.

When taking a reading test, you read the questions first then read the passage.

You look at the clock several times throughout the test.

When you're finished, you're so thankful it's over and you turn it in as soon as you can.

You read every single option before selecting the answer you choose.

You stay up late the night before a test cramming information.

You ignore the teacher as he/she is explaining the instructions because you're trying to start.

When you don't know an answer, you always guess letter C for multiple choice questions.

When answering an essay question, you start writing immediately without wasting time.

When a test is graded, you go back and review the comments and the questions you got incorrect.

You eat a hearty and healthy breakfast the morning before the test.

You divide the time you have to complete the test between the number of questions.

You spend a lot of time trying to figure out a question you're not sure of the answer.

If you don't know the answer to a question, you just leave it blank, rather than guessing.

When preparing for a test, you use study guides and spend several days studying.

You use process of elimination to eliminate choices you know are not the correct responses.

You answer all the easy questions first, skip over ones you don't know and go back at the end.