Study Skills 101

When you come to a question for which you don't know the answer, what should you do?

• Don't move until you answer it.
• Take a guess and keep going
• Mark it and come back to it.
• Write a list of facts that you do know.

After putting your name on the test, what is the very first thing you should do? 

• Answer the first question
• Do a mind dump of knowledge on the side
• Answer the easy questions first
• Read the directions

When choosing an answer to a multiple-choice question, you should____.

• pick the first answer that looks right
• always choose answer "C"
• read the question and the answer choices, then choose the best answer
• choose the best answer

When I see a long reading passage on my test, I might try ___________________. 

• Reading the questions before reading the passage. 
• Skipping it and not answering the questions because they're too hard. 
• Ask to have it read to you
• Both A and C

When should you start studying for a test

• The week of the test
• The night before
• As soon as you get new material
• Only if you need to

If you have a question on what will be on an upcoming test, who should you ask?

• Your teacher
• A classmate
• A resource teacher
• All of the above

All of these are a reason to check over a test when it is graded and handed back except...

• The teacher may have a made a mistake
• Get answers to help a friend who hasn't taken it
• To see where you made a mistake
• Learn test patterns that your teacher may have

A mnemonic device is

• A way to learn and memorize words and terms
• A computer app
• A way to organize your notes
• All of the above

True or False: If only part of the statement is true then the statement is false

• True
• False

If you have to guess, the best thing(s) to do are...

• Eliminate answers you know are wrong
• If at least two seem right, go with all of the above
• Take away absolute answers
• All of the above