Test Taking Strategies

Question 1

Instructions like "state" should have answers that are

Accepted Answer

no more than one sentence

Question 2

True or False: If you don't know a question, you should work on it until you are done.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

True or False: You should move on from a question if you don't know it and mark it to come back later.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Multiple point questions...

Accepted Answer

give single points for each correct key step

Question 5

On free response questions that you aren't confident on, you should....

Accepted Answer

start the problem even if you can't finish, move on and flag it to come back to

Question 6

Directions are important. Read them all.

Accepted Answer

5

Question 7

Correct free response calculations typically include

Accepted Answer

a box around your answer, units, formulas and work shown, +/- it it's a vector

Question 8

True or False: Some questions have information that carries over to the next question. Next question is "5".

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

On a multiple choice question, you should eliminate obviously incorrect statements.

Accepted Answer

Mechanical energy is conserved in the absence of friction.

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