Test Taking Strategies Quiz

What is the purpose of test taking strategies?

• To confuse students

• To increase test anxiety

• To replace learning the material

• To help students demonstrate what they've learned

What is an important question to ask before a test?

• What's the weather like?

• What's the format of the test?

• What's for lunch?

• What's the teacher's favorite color?

What should students do before getting started on a test?

• Ask the teacher for help

• Leave the test blank

• Start answering the questions immediately

• Double check the number of questions and do a quick brain dump

How should students use their time during a test with multiple choice and open-ended questions?

• Spend all the time on open-ended questions

• Answer the multiple choice questions first and then move on to open-ended questions

• Answer the open-ended questions first

• Spend all the time on multiple choice questions

What should students do if they come to a confusing question in the middle of a test?

• Spend a lot of time trying to figure it out

• Mark the question for later and move on

• Leave the test immediately

• Ask the teacher for help

What should students do if they have 10 minutes left on a test with multiple choice and open-ended questions?

• Answer the multiple choice questions first

• Ask the teacher for help

• Answer the open-ended question first

• Leave the test blank

What should students do if they're running out of time during a test?

• Leave the test blank

• Spend all the time on the easiest questions

• Answer the questions that are worth more points first

• Ask the teacher for help

Why is it important to check your work after completing a test?

• To confuse yourself

• To annoy the teacher

• To make sure you've put the best test taking strategies to use

• To waste time

What should students do if they made a big mistake during a test?

• Leave the test immediately

• Let the teacher or Proctor know

• Keep the mistake to themselves

• Ask the teacher for help

When is your next test and what test taking strategy do you plan to use?

• No test coming up

• Leaving the test blank

• Asking the teacher for help

• Answering questions from easiest to hardest