Test Taking Strategies

A strategy for studying before a test is:

• reviewing your notes and rewriting them to make more sense

• waiting until the last minute to study everything

• sharing and explaining your knowledge about what you are studying with someone else

• creating study questions and flashcards

When studying for a test, you should:

• study all the information once the night before the test

• study the information twice the night before the test

• study the information once a week before the test

• study the information multiple times on different days before the test

Kids who eat breakfast

• tend to eat healthier overall

• should eat things with lots of sugar to energize them

• are more likely to participate in physical activity

• feel tired, irritable and restless

To prepare for a test, students should _____________.

• Eat a healthy breakfast

• Skip breakfast

• Sleep in and be late for school

• Study all night to learn the information and get little sleep

An example of a good breakfast on the day of a test might be:

Studies show that teenagers need at least _______ hours of sleep.

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

Not getting enough sleep can impact a students ______________

• Mood and can lead to them getting upset easily

• Attention span by making it harder to concentrate

• Academic performance resulting in worse grades

• Memory by making it harder to remember things

For multiple choice questions, a student should _______________.

• Choose the first answer that sounds right

• Say "eeny meeny miney more" to guess the best answer

• Read all the answer choices before picking one

• All of the above

When a student sees a long reading passage on a test, a good test taking strategy is to ___________________.

• Read all the questions before reading the passage

• Skip the reading and guess the answers

• Read the passage first and then answer the questions

• None of the above

Which of the following actions will help a student feel more prepared for their test?

• Getting a good night's sleep

• Arriving to school on time

• Arriving late to school

• Eating a healthy breakfast