Test-Taking Strategies

APPENDIX C

APPENDIX C How Most Ideas Are Organized Logically* Group 1. In time sequence: • in the sequence in which it was seen or done • in the sequence in which it should be seen or done • from cause to effect Group 2. From general to specific: • general topic to subtopics • theoretical to practical • generalizations to examples Group 3. From least to most: • easiest to most difficult • smallest to largest • worst to best • weakest to strongest "'Reprinted from Good Writing by Judi Kesselman-Turkel and Franklynn Peterson (New York: Franklin Watts, 1981). 103 104 TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES • least important to most important • least complicated to most complicated • least effective to most effective • least controversial to most controversial Group 4. From most to least: • most known to least known • most factual to least factual (fact to opinion) Group 5. Giving both sides (grouped or interspersed): • pros and cons • similarities and differences (compare and contrast ) • assets and liabilities • hard and easy • bad and good • effective and ineffective • weak and strong • complicated and uncomplicated • controversial and uncontroversial ...