Test Taking Strategies

Always [________________]

-Absolute

Cannot [________________]

-Absolute

Could [________________]

-Absolute

Every [________________]

-Absolute

Fossil fuels are the only cause of global warming. [_______________]

-Absolute

George Washington may have been afraid of snakes. [________________]

-Absolute

It is possible that baseball was created by Italian citizens. [________________]

-Absolute

Never [________________]🔹

-Absolute

Only [________________]

-Absolute

The stars can only be seen at night. [_______________]

-Absolute

Halloween falls on October 31 every year. [_________________]

-Qualified

Some frog species only have one leg. [________________]

-Qualified

Which questions are commonly the most confusing type of question?

All of the above questions None of the above questions Questions where the answer is most likely C _A and B

A way to categorize information and point you to where to find that information is called

An index A glossary A table of contents _Both A and C

What statement should you use if you do not recall the exact date of an event?

Any of these would work

On an open book test, Anna was asked to predict how American laws may affect the Mexican way of life if the US Constitution was applied to Mexico's laws. This open book test question

Asks students to apply information to new situations

The summary of an essay is located

At the end of each paragraph At the end of each of the three supporting details At the end of each paragraph _None of these

Which of the following strategies will help you to stay focused and on topic while writing your essay?

Both 'a' and 'b'

A good place to get hints about how to answer a response question could be

Both of these

Christine is writing practice outlines to study for her next essay test. What should she focus on when creating practice outlines?

Christine should focus on potential questions that may show up in the actual test

List the similarities and differences among American settlers and Native Americans. Which directive fits the above essay question?

Compare and contrast

Which type of test focuses on debate and discussion of key content and main topics?

Compare and contrast tests Short answer tests Essay tests _Any of these

What is the first step once an essay question has been chosen?

Create an outline for the answer

To eliminate the possibility of using an answer more than once on a matching question, one should

Cross out used answers

Pretending that each option of a multiple choice question is actually a true-false question is a legitimate test taking strategy.

F

Casey has an open book test in his physics class tomorrow and will need to use many formulas. Which of the following is the best strategy Casey could use to organize his formulas?🔹

Highlight the formulas in his school's textbook Write the formulas on his hand for easy access _List all of the formulas on a separate sheet of paper Indicate where formulas are located in the book using sticky notes

Including a flowchart in your open book test materials will help to

Identify relationships among topics Present information in chronological order _Identify the flow of information None of these

Which of the following answer choices should be eliminated first from this question? "Who was the first man to walk on the moon?"

Mickey Mouse

Best answer tests include

Multiple choice, T/F and matching tests

A_______________test depends on the test taker's ability to recall specific information.

None of these

What necessary information is missing from this formula page? V = d/t

None of these

Response questions can possibly have

One correct answer More than one answer _Both of these None of these

If you copy your answers directly from the book, your teacher may

Praise you for giving correct answers _Scold you for committing plagiarism Add points to your final score None of these

In order to avoid any confusion, one should _____________the answer to a multiple choice question before reading the possible answers.

Predict

Three steps to answering test questions correctly include

Reading, underlining, eliminating

Fill in the blank questions are considered___________questions.

Response

Sandra was quite overwhelmed by her final exam. Many of the test questions were difficult to answer, and she felt like she would not be able to complete the exam. What would you suggest Sandra do?

Sandra should guess answer "C" on all of the questions, because teachers use answer "C" as the correct answer most often. Sandra should answer the questions in numerical order so that she does not skip any. It will not matter if she doesn't finish in time. Sandra should leave the questions she is unsure about blank because unmarked questions are never counted wrong. _Sandra should answer the easy questions first. Then she should go back and reevaluate the more difficult question.

Types of response questions can include:

Short answer, fill in the blank, and short essay

"Frogs are never red." This is an absolute statement.

T

'All monkeys have tails' is an absolute statement.

T

'Some' is an example of a qualified term.🔹

T

A short essay answer usually requires one or two supporting details to your answer.

T

Best answer tests always include the correct answer as one of the possible answer choices.

T

Memorizing basic facts to include in your essays is an important part of essay preparation.

T

Most students overestimate their skill level and abilities to take open book tests.

T

Short essay questions can be considered response questions.

T

Statements with qualified terms tend to be true.

T

During the test, simply writing down one or two key words from your practice outline may help you to remember the rest of the outline.

T /F

Eliminating choices to help identify the best answer is not a valid and useful test taking strategy.

T /F

Eliminating silly or impossible answers should be done first when crossing out possible answer choices.

T /F

Essay tests require students to present information with complete thoughts.

T /F

Free association involves writing down one or two key terms to help you remember more key terms.

T /F

Misspelled words may bring your essay score down.

T /F

Open book tests often ask students to evaluate the relationships between concepts.

T /F

Response questions depend on the test taker's ability to recall information.🔹

T /F

The 5 paragraph format includes an introduction, supporting evidence and a summary.

T /F

The beginning of each supporting paragraph can be vague because you will include additional details in the rest of the paragraph.

T /F

The more resources you have to choose from during an open book test, the better you will do on the test because more information is available to you.

T /F

Using your friend's list of key topics that might be on an open book test is sufficient preparation for the test.

T /F

A five-paragraph essay question is one of the three types of response questions.

T/ F

A good introduction paragraph will state all three of the main supporting details to an argument.

T/ F

If you have a choice of questions to answer on an essay test, always pick the most difficult questions because those will earn you the most points.

T/ F

It is not necessary to spend a large amount of time preparing for an essay because you are never really sure of what the questions will be.

T/ F

Open book tests usually require students to recall facts and basic information about key concepts and topics.

T/ F

The 5 paragraph essay format allows for the detailed explanation of one supporting argument.

T/ F

Unless you are running out of time and must outline an essay answer, essay answers should always be written in complete sentences.

T/ F

When it comes to essay tests, understanding the relationships among concepts is more important than memorizing facts and details.

T/ F

Most teachers develop fill in the blank questions from their

Teacher's edition of the textbook Students' suggestions Past tests _Lecture notes

In order to have plenty of time to answer all required essay questions, a student should🔹

Write as many essays as quickly as possible, then go back and revise each one Spend equal amounts of time on each question to ensure each questions gets the same amount of attention _Decide which questions are more difficult or will take longer, then answer the easy questions first None of these

Outlines should be written

_In complete sentences In complete thoughts, but not complete sentences With incomplete thoughts In complete sentences, but not complete thoughts

Tandry cannot figure out how his teacher wants him to answer a short essay question on the test he's taking. Where should he look to get more information?

_In his study guide On his classmate's paper In the test directions None of these

Fill in the blank questions usually require______________in the answer.

_One key word A list of vocabulary words Complete sentences None of these

In order to help you answer this true/false statement, which words should be underlined?: Black cats can only be found in countries in Northern America.

_Only, in, Northern America Black cats, only, countries, Northern America Northern America Countries, Northern America

If you have a choice of questions to answer on an essay test, which questions should you answer first?

_The questions that you know a lot about so you can then focus on the more difficult ones The questions which call for a 5 paragraph essay because those are easiest to outline The ones that are worth the fewest points because you can finish those quickly Any of these

If you know a lot about an essay topic and have plenty of time before the test is over, you should _____________.

_Write only enough to answer the question completely Write as much as you can about the subject so you might earn extra-credit points Write exactly two extra paragraphs to point out additional information None of these

Once Amy got to the end of her essay, she realized that she had not directly addressed the prompt. Luckily, Amy had some of her test time left. The best solution for Amy would be to __________________.🔹

_revise her prompt re-write her thesis revise off-topic sections of her essay completely re-write her entire essay from scratch