Test Taking Strategies

Possible answers given in a multiple-choice question.

• answer choices
• focus
• multiple choice

Taking a short pause to refresh your mind during a long test.

• break
• double-check
• prioritize

Filling in the circle completely on a multiple-choice answer sheet.

• bubble
• test format
• visualize

Reviewing your answers to make sure they are correct.

• check work
• keywords
• mnemonic

Hint in the question or passage that can help you find the answer.

• clue
• process of elimination
• rubric

Believing in yourself and your ability to do well on the test.

• confidence
• highlight
• reread

Instructions on what to do in a test.

• directions
• keywords
• restate

Looking over your work again before turning it in.

• double-check
• guessing
• scan

Using what you know to make the best possible choice when unsure.

• educated guess
• guessing
• skim

Cross out the answers that you know are wrong.

• eliminate
• prioritize
• true/false