7 Tips for Test Taking

Try the following 7 test taking tips on your next quiz or test:

1. Skim over the test and estimate the amount of time you will spend on each section.
2. Read the directions carefully. What are you being asked to do?
3. For multiple choice questions, read each answer choice before marking your answer.
4. If you are not sure of the answer, read the choices again. If you are still not sure, move on to the next question. After answering the questions you are sure of, go back to any you skipped.
5. Eliminate the answer choices that you know are wrong.Then choose your answer from the ones that remain.
6. When you are asked to fill in blanks, substitute one of the choices into the blank at the time, and read the resulting sentence(s). What choices sound right?
7. For your essay question, first jot down the main points you want to make, and use these as an outline for your essay. Afterwards, read it through. Does you answer make sense, and is it reasonably complete?