Studying and Test Taking

What is the best preparation for taking tests?

• Cramming for hours the night before the test

• Memorizing every page of your text

• Keeping up with assignments, doing homework, taking notes in class, and reviewing

• All of the above

Notehand is an efficient note-taking skill because you write ________.

• only important ideas and write faster

• every word in your personal shorthand

• only the topic headings from your textbook

• an outline that is easy to read

So they will be prepared for his tests, your history teacher tells students what types of notes they should take before each lesson. Today he said, "Pay attention to the concepts and ideas in this lesson. You will be required to use critical thinking to formulate an answer and organize a response." For this lesson, what type of question do you think will be on the test?

• Binary-Choice

• Essay

• Multiple choice

• Short answer

In the PQRST method, you ________ before you read a textbook chapter or section.

• skim the chapter and prepare to take notes

• skim the chapter and read the questions at the end of the chapter

• carefully read the chapter summary and take notes

• rest and test

The 2-3-3-2 and 2-5-1 note-taking techniques are best used when ________.

• the textbook and class lecture are not closely related

• the class does not use a textbook

• the class lecture and textbook are closely related

You found this list in your library. What was someone trying to do with it?

1. I studied regularly.

2. My teacher worked hard so I would pass, not fail.

3. If I don't know something, I will go to the next question.

4. I will look for prompts for the questions I missed.

5. I won't know everything, but I'm being tested on what I know.

6. Freaking out won't make anything easier

• Prepare for a study session

• Develop a study strategy

• Prepare mentally for a test

• Manage time effectively

The "question" part of the PQRST method means you should think:

• This lesson is about ....

• This paragraph says ....

• I'll need to learn ....

• Get the idea of ....

Getting very nervous and anxious before a test usually ________.

• has no impact on your test results

• makes you do better on a test because it forces you to study harder

• drains energy from your body and mind, making it harder to do well on a test

 

Reciting your notes to yourself is important because it ________.

• helps you make sure your sentences make sense

• ensures that your notes are legible

• proves that you are paying attention in class

• helps transfer the information in your notes into your memory

________ are shortened forms of written words or phrases used in place of the whole word.

• Acronyms

• Acrostics

• Notehand

• Abbreviations