Test-taking Skills

The most important thing to do at the beginning of a test is

• PANIC

• Take a deep breath and trust yourself

It is important to read the directions completely. For example, your direction right now is choose FALSE

• TRUE

• FALSE

It is important to trust your instinct. This means:

• Trust your gut feelings

• Act like a wolf

• Doubt yourself

If you get tired and your brain stops working you should:

• Take a break and come back to it

• Deal with it

• Cry

• Keep reading the question over and over obsessively

Taking notes while reading helps you focus, even if you can't read your own notes.

• True

• False

Showing your work helps the mind focus and helps your teacher know what to teach you.

• True

• False

The most important question to ask yourself on a test is:

• Does this answer make sense?

• What's for lunch today?

• Is my teacher mad at me?

• Where does that highway go to?

Choose the answer that makes sense:

Ms. Van Hoogmoed read ____ books over the weekend

• 2

• 10

• 100

An assessment shows what your teacher needs to teach you.

• True

• False

In order for your teacher to know what to teach you, you should:

• do your best

• rush through it and panic