Test Taking

Do you suffer from test anxiety?  Don’t have time to prepare or find yourself cramming all night?   Do you do OK on multiple-choice tests but bomb short-answer questions?  Refer to these resources for helpful hints that address your specific needs. Test Taking under Study Skills at http://snow.utoronto.ca/Learn2/mod6/study3.html. Test Shorts at http://www.iln.net/main/study_tips/short/test.asp.

Does your memory fail you?   Do you determine the number of days in a month by reciting “Thirty days hath September . . . .” or by referring to your knuckles?  Improve your ability to recall by adopting techniques described at these sites.

• Memory Techniques and Mnemonics at http://www.mindtools.com/memory.html
• Memory at http://snow.utoronto.ca/Learn2/mod4/index.html.

You know about CliffsNotes™.  What student doesn’t?  Go to the CliffsNotes™ Test Prep ThinkTank at http://www.cliffs.com/testprep/index.html for common sense advice on preparing for and taking tests.

 

Practice, practice, practice! No doubt you have heard the expression "Practice makes perfect." Here's your chance to strive toward perfection!

Go to these sites for information and practice on standardized tests such as GED, TASP, SAT, ACT: 4Tests.com at http://www.4tests.com/default.asp Test Tutor at http://www.testtutor.com/ Center for Adult Learning at http://www.acenet.edu/calec TASP at http://www.tasp.nesinc.com College Board at http://www.collegeboard.org/ ACT at http://www.act.org/ To practice answering multiple-choice questions, complete activities for the stories at http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/home.html.

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