Orientation
Preparing For and Taking Tests
If you have practiced the strategies we have outlined in this orientation, you should be reviewing on a regular basis as you study rather than waiting to cram right before a test.
- Try to anticipate what is important and will be on the test, and use any review materials that are available, such as practice tests or review sheets.
- This doesn't mean that you don't need to study right before a test, but you shouldn't have to stay up all night to prepare for it, and you should feel more confident when you take the test.
Do You Suffer From Test Anxiety?
- Do you do great on homework assignments, but you dread test days?
- Do you forget everything you know when you sit down to take a test?
- Does it seem like what you studied has nothing to do with the test you are taking?
Once you are sitting in the hot spot with your pencil in hand, use the DETER strategy for taking tests as described at
http://www.how-to-study.com/A%20Strategy%20for%20Taking%20Tests.htm.
- Directions: Read and understand the test directions.
- Examine: Examine the entire test to see what is required.
- Time: Determine how much time to allow for each item.
- Easiest: Answer the easiest items first.
- Review: Allow time to review the test to check your answers for accuracy and completeness.
Again, practice makes perfect. There are several web sites for taking practice tests. Here are a few:
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