Slide 2 Test taking skills Test taking skills Tips for
improvement Presented by the ACCESS Center Slide 3 Timing is
important!! Make better use of your time, be organized!! Use your
peak times for recall! Use small slots of time dont cram! Slide 4
Know Yourself! You are your best resource Use positive
reinforcement! Be responsible! See the things you want as already
yours. Think of them as yours, as belonging to you, as already in
your possession. Robert Collier Slide 5 What is the purpose?
Understand your teachers goals See connections, look for key ideas
Look at the syllabus! Slide 6 Essay Tests Look at the Whole
Picture! What is the Teacher asking you? Write and use an Outline
Monitor your time Identify Key words! Edit, proofread! Slide 7
Essay terms: Analyze: divide, parts Analyze: divide, parts
Compare:similar Compare:similar Contrast: different Contrast:
different Critique:judgement Critique:judgement Define:meaning
Define:meaning Describe:paint a picture Describe:paint a picture
Diagram:Chart relationships Diagram:Chart relationships
Discuss:examine what is important Discuss:examine what is important
Evaluate:standards, strengths, weaknesses Evaluate:standards,
strengths, weaknesses Explain: why? Explain: why? Illustrate:
examples Illustrate: examples Interpret: lesson Interpret: lesson
Justify: logical reason Justify: logical reason Narrate: you tell
story Narrate: you tell story Outline: order Outline: order Prove:
convince Prove: convince Relate: influences Relate: influences
Review: summary and comment Review: summary and comment Summary:
main points Summary: main points Trace: connections Trace:
connections Slide 8 MATH Tests Understand the problem Control
Interruptions Check your WORK!!! Slide 9 Objective Testing Look for
Clues! Start with what you know What about guessing? Slide 10
ANXIETY S.T.A.R. S. Stretch: get physical! Tense: understand
tension Air: Breathe, focus on control Release and relax
Suggestion: Use the power of positive suggestion! Slide 11
Celebrate!! You can succeed!! Time is neutral and does not change
things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. Jesse
Jackson
