TESt- TAKING STRATEGIES

TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES

• Taking objective test
• You have true or false questions
• Matching
• Fill in the blanks
• And multiple choice

SUBJECTIVE TESTING

• Essay questions involve facts about the topic
• Preparing for a subjective test is using notes,questions, and outlines
• Essay answers require to a paragraph length
• Must include detail,main points.

MAKING OLD TEST WORK FOR YOU

• You can analyze your errors on your test
• You can learn from your mistakes on old test
• You can change the way you study and get a better grade

STUDYING FOR MIDTERMS AND FINALS

• Start reviewing two weeks earlier
• Ask your teachers what chapters and what is gonna be on the test
• Ask your teachers or friends for help before the test

TAKING ESSAY TEST

• You have to write specific facts about your topic
• Give examples that would explain about the essay
• Your opinion should be backed up by facts that you wrote down

STRES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

KEEPING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

• Get rid of your negative thoughts
• Write how you feel in a negative way but instead change it to a positive
• Practice thinking positive
• Make sure your thoughts are positive and not negative

STAYING RELAXED UNDER STRESS

• Stressing over grades makes us study and be prepared
• Excessive stress creates physical problems,sleep time, can cause people to be moody or irritable
• Stress can make you emotional the difficulties are social and physical

USING VISUALIZATION TO RELAX

• Visualization is a method that can help you achieve relaxation
• You can get rid of negative thoughts , put a calm feeling in your body.
• Try different visualization scenes like lying on the beach,floating on the pool etc

HANDLING TEST ANXIETY

• Go over the information in advance
• Don't overmphasize on test
• Get a good night sleep that is important

REACHING GOALS THROUGH AFFIRMATIONS

• POSITIVE STATEMENTS THAT HELP US STAY FOCUS
• Affirmations allow us to focus on a specific goal
• They work best when we are relaxed

QUIZTIME

• True or false is it better to be calm before a test or after the test
• How do you get rid of anxiety
• What methods do you use when you study for your midterms and finals
• What helps you relax before a big test
• When you fail a test what makes you work harder to get a better grade on your next test