Test-Taking Strategies

CONTENTS

CONTENTS Introduction: Why You Need to Become Testwise v I. Before-the-Test Study Strategies 1 2. What to Do About Before-the-Test Worry 14 3. What to Do in the Test Room 19 4. How to Do Your Best on Any Kind of Test 25 5. Multiple-Choice Test Strategies 36 6. True-False Exam Strategies 44 7. Matching Questions Strategies 47 8. Verbal Analogy Strategies 49 9. Short-Answer and Fill-in-the-Blank Test Strategies 53 10. Vocabulary Test Strategies 56 II. Number Problem Strategies 61 12. Math or Figure Series Test Strategies 67 13. Reading Comprehension Test Strategies 72 14. Essay Exam Strategies 75 IS. Identify-and-Explain Test Strategies 90 16. Oral Exam Strategies 92 Appendix A: Helpful Books, Internet Sites and Software 99 Appendix B: Most-Used Exam Direction Words 101 Appendix C: How Most Ideas are Organized Logically 103 Appendix D: Some Common English Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots 105 ...