Chapter 6 Review

What does the text suggest you NOT do when you arrive to class on the day of a test?

• take deep breaths

• organize your thoughts

• ask your peers how much they studied

• none of the above

When we’re attached to something and things don’t go our way, we may feel ______.

• scared

• confused

• angry

• all of the above

What does the textbook say a student should remind themselves of when they perform poorly on a test?

• they lack ability in the subject area

• they simply did poorly on the test

• they need a tutor

• they didn't take good notes

When you detach, you should try to ________ what’s going on and let go of judgments.

• explain

• describe

• observe

• explain

When a student has test anxiety and performs poorly on a test, they may blame external factors such as _________.

• unreasonable teachers

• obscure textbooks

• trick questions

• all of the above

Doing poorly on an important test typically means:

• your goals are too ambitious

• you need to chose a different career

• you will merely experience a delay

True or False: It is common for a student to base the way they feel about themself on test performance.

• True

• False

To estimate how much time you should devote to each part of a test, use each section's _______________.

• difficulty level

• question type

• point value

• learning objective

Which of the following statements is true?

• You should save the shortest and easiest test questions for last when you're running out of time.

• You should always answer test questions in order so you can be on the lookout for context clues.

• You should answer the shortest and easiest test questions first.

• You should answer the test questions with the highest point values first.

True or False: Once a test begins, you should never interrupt the class, even if you don't understand the instructions.

• True

• False