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WorksheetsTEST SKILLS/PREP
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is essential to know before you start studying?
Which room the test will be in
Whether your teacher will grade on a curve
How many pages will be in the test booklet
What material the test will cover
What can you conclude from the fact that even college graduates must study for tests?
That learning good test preparation skills now will help you later in life
That tests get easier to take the older you get
That the tests you take in middle school are largely the sames as the ones you'll take in college
That tests are the best way to assess people's creativity
You have a big test for your health class on February 20th. When would be the best time to begin studying?
October 10th
February 10th
February 19th
February 20th, the year before
What can you figure out by studying old tests?
The most important facts about the topic you're studying
A general idea of the material you'll be tested on, and the way the questions will be asked
The same answers to the questions you'll be asked on your own test
The cure that the test will be graded on
What term best describes what you should do if you have pages upon pages of notes?
Expand them
Memorize them
Condense them
Throw them away
How is a study group most similar to a sports team?
Study groups try to 'defeat' other study groups by outscoring them on tests
Sports teams and study groups both meet the night before a test or game
Members support each other and urge each other to work harder
Members are in direct competition with each other
What can you determine by "teaching" what you've learned to a friend or parent?
What it's like to have to deal with a classful of students
What the questions on the test will be about
How good of a teacher you might be someday
How well you've mastered the topic you're studying
How much sleep should you get the night before a test?
Plenty; you want to be well rested for your exam
A little; you should only nap for two hours, so you won't forget what you've learned
None; it's best to study all night and keep studying until the moment the test begins
You'll need at least 10 hours to get a good grade on your exam
Which of the following statements is an opinion?
Students who prepare for tests tend to score better than students who don't
Studying is the most productive way to spend your free time
Many students find it helpful to join a study group
Students of all ages are required to take tests
Which term describes the mental state you should be in when you take a test?
Calm and confident
Completely unconcerned
Afraid of failure
Sleep-deprived
The most important part of taking a test is:
Get plenty of sleep
Eating a good breakfast
Writing neatly and clearly
Studying hard beforehand
Which term describes how you might feel if you don't eat a good breakfast or get a good night's sleep before a test?
Lethargic
Nauseous
Ignorant
desperate
Place the following events in sequence: A) Look over the whole test; B) Read all directions; C) Answer the first question
A,B,C
B,A,C
B,C,A
C,B,A
Which questions should you answer first?
The longest ones
The shortest ones
The ones you're sure you know the answers to
The ones that have the fewest multiple-choice options
Tim says that answering easy questions can build your confidence. In other words:
It will ensure you get an "A"
It will make you feel less nervous
It will give you hints about tougher questions
It will prevent you from failing
How should you first approach a multiple-choice question?
Read the choices out loud
Eliminate the longest and shortest choices
Try to answer it without looking at the choices
Try to answer it without looking at the questions
A multiple choice test has four choices. You know that two of them are definitely wrong. Therefore, you have a ___ chance of getting the question right.
25 percent
50 Percent
75 Percent
100 Percent
You're taking a multiple-choice test, with four choices for each question. If two of the choices are very similar, you should:
Eliminate the other two choices
Choose the longer answer
Choose the shorter answer
Eliminate both of the similar choices
Essay questions are more _________ than multiple-choice questions.
Open-ended
Difficult
Simple
Annoying
Which term best describes a good essay?
Written quickly
Brief
Orderly
Long
