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HOW TO PASS A TEST…
1. DON’T ALWAYS START WITH THE FIRST QUESTION.
If you are unsure of the answer to the first
question then pass it and go on to the next
until you find one that you know and start
there. Then you can come back to the first
question, and any others you’ve skipped, to
complete your test.
Why? Sometimes it takes a few minutes to
get your mind focused on taking a test and
easing into the test helps.
2. KEEP YOUR EYES ON
YOUR OWN PAPER.
Why? You don’t want to
appear to be cheating
and when you take your
eyes off the paper you
disengage your mind and
have to restart it again
when you look back
down. If you need a rest,
just look at your pencil!
3. DO THE EASIEST PROBLEMS FIRST.
Why? Building confidence at the moment of test taking will
relax your mind and help you to think.
4. READ THE ENTIRE
QUESTION FIRST
THEN GO BACK
AND LOOK FOR
KEY WORDS.
Why? Sometimes
answers to
questions or the
actual questions
are hidden within
the wording of
the question.
5. HIGHLIGHT KEY WORDS IN
EACH QUESTION.
Why? Highlighted words are
easier to find when you need to
look back at the question as
you search for the answer.
6. FILL IN THE CIRCLES ON YOUR
ANSWER SHEET CAREFULLY.
Why? Marks
that are too
light or stray
outside of the
circle may be
counted wrong
or even skipped
by the computer
scoring system.
7. DON’T WORRY IF YOU
FINISH THE TEST LATER
THAN OTHERS.
Why? People who finish
tests quickly often miss
questions that they
hurried through. Work
at a steady pace. Pace
yourself to finish 10-15
minutes before the test
time ends. This gives
you time to look back at
questions if needed.
8. READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY. CHECK TO SEE IF
THERE IS ONLY ONE ANSWER OR IF THERE ARE
SEVERAL ANSWERS.
Why? Some questions may tell you to find the BEST
answer among other answers that may also be correct
but not the BEST.
9. ON THE EOC,
IF YOU DON’T
KNOW THE
ANSWER,
GIVE IT YOUR
BEST GUESS.
LEAVE NO
ANSWERS
BLANK!
Why? On the EOC, answers left blank
are counted as incorrect anyway!
10. MARK OUT ANSWERS
YOU KNOW ARE NOT
CORRECT.
Why? Narrowing down
your choices can help
you select the best
answer.
11. GIVE QUESTIONS YOU AREN’T SURE ABOUT THE
“TRUE-FALSE” TEST.
Why? By asking yourself if each answer statement is
true or false you will be able to eliminate some of
them.
12. READ ALL OF THE
ANSWERS BEFORE
SELECTING ONE.
Why? “All of the above”
and “A and B but not C”
kinds of answers will
usually have those
selections as the last
answer choice.
13. USE HINTS FROM QUESTIONS YOU KNEW TO HELP
ANSWER QUESTIONS YOU DON’T KNOW.
Why? As you read questions notice if the information in
one question can give you a hint to the answer to one
you didn’t know.
14. USE A B OR C FOR QUESTIONS TO WHICH YOU HAVE
NO IDEA. PICK ONE OR THE OTHER AND USE THAT FOR
ALL QUESTIONS FOR WHICH YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
Why? Statistically you have a better chance of getting a
question right if you select only one “wild card” answer
and stick to it.
15.WHEN YOU HEAR A FINAL 5MINUTE WARNING, QUICKLY
MARK ALL UNANSWERED
QUESTIONS WITH A “C” or “B”.
Why? A blank answer is a wrong
answer so any answer is better
than none. Research shows that
more test answers are placed in
the “C” or “B” position than in
any other position. (After you
have marked all the unanswered
questions, you can then go back and
change them as time allows.)