Test Taking Strategies

Question 1

What should you do if you don't know an answer?

Accepted Answer

Refer to the text, Use the process of elimination

Question 2

What do you do before writing an essay?

Accepted Answer

Brainstorm, outline, and draft your essay

Question 3

True or false: you should pay attention to intro statements, pictures, and footnotes on the reading passages

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What should you do the night before the test?

Accepted Answer

Get a good night's rest

Question 5

What should you do BEFORE you read ANY passage?

Accepted Answer

Highlight key words in the questions, look up words, and mark paragraphs

Question 6

What should you do the morning before taking a test?

Accepted Answer

Eat a good breakfast

Question 7

If you see a word you don't know in a question, prompt, passage, or answer choice, you should find a...

Accepted Answer

Synonym that you understand and makes sense in the sentence

Question 8

If your proctor does not give you scratch paper for your essay brainstorming/outline, you should...

Accepted Answer

ASK FOR IT, ASK THE PROCTOR for some paper, ASK FOR PAPER, Ask for some scratch paper

Question 9

When a question mentions a specific paragraph, you should..

Accepted Answer

Read that paragraph extra carefully, Mark the paragraph in the text with a star

Question 10

How much time do you have to take the test?

Accepted Answer

5 hours

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