How to Take a Test (with Pictures)

2024 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 09:13

In this article, you will find some simple strategies to take the tests and improve your score. Who wouldn't want to get 100%?

Steps

Step 1. What was the topic on which the teacher placed the most emphasis in the classroom?

That's right, that will be the topic on which the test will be based. Make sure you have this information.

Step 2. Ask the teacher to stop by after school

If you can, ask to review the things that are most confusing for you, this will make a difference in your test result!

Step 3. When you study before the test, write simple notes on what is most difficult for you to remember

Before the test, memorize them; this will ensure that they remain etched in your short-term memory. Once you are in front of the test, throw them out (write them) in the margin of the paper.

Step 4. Try to get a good rest the night before

Studying the wee hours and then trying to be fit for the test is a bad idea.

Step 5. Before a test dress well

If your exam is early in the morning, then this will help you wake up. Plus, it will make you feel more professional and attentive while taking the test. Remember that you don't have to feel uncomfortable. Dress in layers so you don't get distracted by too hot or too cold.

Step 6. Bring everything you need with you: pens, pencils, a calculator, etc

Don't keep annoying your friends. They may not have extra things to give you.

Step 7. Arrive early and choose your seat

You have to stay away from windows, fans, and all other distractions, choose a corner, or maybe the center of the room. Arriving early you can choose the seat you prefer.

Step 8. When taking the exam, first look at it carefully

Listen to any comments from the teacher on the questions and write them down if necessary. Take note of any comments written on the board.

Step 9. If you need to take a multiple-choice and open-ended question test, do this:

• Read the open questions first. Write notes but don't reply right away.

  

• Start answering multiple choice questions. By doing this, your brain will begin to collect the information contained in the questions that will help you answer the open ones. If necessary, write notes, which you will use later.

  

• After you've answered all the multiple choice questions (and checked them out), dedicate yourself to the open ones, the simplest first.

  

Step 10. Read them carefully (especially the open questions)

There is nothing worse than making the mistake of "answering a question that hasn't been asked".

Step 11. Have you been asked to read a long text (several paragraphs)?

Before answering, "read the questions". So, as you read the text, you will know what to look for.

Step 12. Make it easy for the teacher to correct your assignment

For example, drawing an intersection line between columns A and B will cause you to be devalued by the teacher who has 69 other tests to correct. Likewise, write in block letters, not in ITALIC !.

Step 13. Show intermediate results

You MIGHT get a partial score if you did all the right exercise but then only make a mistake at the end.

Step 14. Take the test consistently

Mark the words you don't know and circle the questions you get stuck on. Never stop - you should continually write, read or turn the page.

Step 15. Pay attention to the scoring of the questions

Start with the questions that give you the highest score, and then the others.

Step 16. If you finish first, double check all the answers

Pay close attention to the questions with the words underlined. Don't stop until the final bell.

Step 17. If you finished earlier, you may have missed a few questions

Go back and make sure there are no other questions (such as on the back of the paper), on the board, on papers that have fallen on the floor, etc.

Step 18. Don't panic and don't give up

You may only answer half of the questions, but they may still allow you to pass the test, even with a high score (17% passed the test on a recent exam in New Zealand!). When you stop trying, you fail.

Step 19. "Never" cheat

You could get caught, and take a zero. Or worse. Don't write notes on your body, where they might be seen (use strategy # 2 instead). If you copy the wrong answers from your neighbor, the teachers will notice. And you will always be "the cheat". Instead of straining to cheat, you put your energy into doing the task the best way, honestly. If you fail, you will use your experience as a motivation for the next test.

Step 20. Always use your previous knowledge to help you in the test

You may already know the answers.

Step 21. NEVER talk to your friends during the test

It may prevent you from concentrating. Also, if the teacher catches you talking, he may withdraw the assignment and prevent you from doing it again.

Advice

• Sometimes the answer to one question may be inadvertently contained in another, by mistake. Pay attention and use this information.
• Do not give up! A mistake is to say to yourself "I don't know !!!" just because the answer doesn't come to mind in the first 4 or 5 seconds. Give yourself more time for these questions, or signal and come back later.
• Don't waste too much time answering questions you don't know the answer to. Leave them for last. During the test, your brain will be working behind the scenes and the right answer may come in the course of the test.
• Always and Never: You can usually delete multiple choice questions that contain an always or a never. Very few things are absolute.
• In multiple choice tests with four or five options, many answers will be similar to each other and one will be different - you can usually discard the different one (but not always!).
• Always think carefully about questions. Doing so will help you recover the knowledge you have. If you don't know, delete the answers you know and try to guess among the ones that remain, you will have more chances. Never leave a question blank, it would be like giving the wrong answer, while guessing you have a better chance of finding the right answer.
• Try to relax and not get stressed, stay focused and follow the strategy.
• When you don't know the answer to a multiple choice question, try to eliminate as many answers as possible. Then, guess what. You'll have a certain percentage of finding the right answer.
• Make comparisons. In open-ended questions, comparing the topic to the question with something contrasting or a point of view can be helpful. This way, you move from simple descriptions to an evaluation.
• The rule of three. When discussing something it is best to discuss (or make a list or …) three things related to the topic. If you add more, you risk giving too much detail. Discussing fewer ones, on the other hand, could make you miss out on important details.

Warnings

• Avoid stress before and after. Try not to get distracted by emotional conversations even if it means not answering the phone.
• Don't compare yourself with those around you! The time it takes others to finish has nothing to do with how they took the test or how you will do it. It's just a distraction.
• If you have a lucky charm (especially if it has worked in the past) take it with you! You must have everything you need available!