Preparing for Test

Choose ALL that are correct: When answering multiple choice questions, it’s best to

• try to come up with the answer in your head before you look at the answer choices.

• choose c if you don’t know the answer.

• if you’re not sure of the answer, cross out the choices you know are wrong and make an educated guess.

If you get stuck on a question or problem

• keep working until you figure it out.

• skip it

• mark it and come back to it.

• make a guess.

When answering essay questions, it’s best to start with

• the easiest question.

• the hardest question.

• the first one.

• any question. It doesn’t matter which one you start with.

When answering a math problem, you should

• not worry about showing your work.

• spend as much time as you need on each problem.

• estimate the answer before beginning the problem.

True/false questions with absolute words like all, always, never, and none are usually true.

• TRUE

• FALSE

True/false questions with words like usually, often, and sometimes are usually true.

• TRUE

• FALSE

If any part of a true/false question is false, the whole statement is false.

• TRUE

• FALSE

When you receive your test, what should you NOT write at the top of your test to remember?

• formulas

• historical dates

• your email password

• historical figures

Choose ALL that are correct: Before answering ANY questions, quickly look over the entire test to see

• how many questions you have.

• read all the directions.

• figure out how much time you can spend on the questions

If you have any time left after answering all the questions, you should

• check only the answers you are not sure about.

• check all your answers.

• check only the answers you are sure about.