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Chapter 19 Outline and Learning Goals
In this chapter you will learn to
Use tips for taking exams
Use strategies to perform better on objective exams
Use strategies to perform better on standardized tests
Use strategies to perform better on essay exams
Control test anxiety
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Use Tips for Taking Exams
• Bring Necessary Materials
• Get There on Time
• Sit in the Front of the Room
• Preview the Exam
• Plan Your Time
• Read the Questions Carefully
Learning Goals
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Use Strategies to Perform Better on
Objective Exams
• General Hints for Objective Exams
• Hints for Taking:
• True/False Tests
• Matching Tests
• Short-Answer Tests
• Fill-in-the-Blank Tests
• Multiple-Choice Tests
Learning Goals
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Use Strategies to Perform Better on
Standardized Tests
• Standardized tests are:
• Commercially prepared
• Timed
• Used nationally or statewide
• Compared to large numbers of test takers
Learning Goals
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Use Strategies to Perform Better on
Essay Exams
• Read the Question
• Watch for Questions with Several Parts
• Make Notes As You Read
• Organize Your Answer
• If You Run Out of Time
• If You Don’t Know the Answer
Learning Goals
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Control Test Anxiety
• Be Sure Test Anxiety Is Not an Excuse
• Get Used to Test Situations
• Control Negative Thinking
• Compose Yourself Before the Test Begins
• Answer Easy Questions First
Learning Goals
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Let’s Review!
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Which of the following is the best approach to
taking an exam?
a. Arrive at the exam room at least 30 minutes
early.
b. Find a seat in the back of the exam room.
c. Preview the exam before you start to answer
questions.
d. Try to anticipate hidden meanings or trick
questions.
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Which of the following is the best approach to
taking an exam?
a. Arrive at the exam room at least 30 minutes
early.
b. Find a seat in the back of the exam room.
c. Preview the exam before you start to answer
questions.
d. Try to anticipate hidden meanings or trick
questions.
Use Tips for Taking Exams
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For an exam with 20 points of matching questions
and a 50-point essay question, how should you
spend most of your time?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Previewing the exam.
Answering the matching questions.
Answering the essay question.
Reviewing your answers.
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For an exam with 20 points of matching questions
and a 50-point essay question, how should you
spend most of your time?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Previewing the exam.
Answering the matching questions.
Answering the essay question.
Reviewing your answers.
Use Tips for Taking Exams
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Which suggestion will improve your success
in taking multiple-choice tests?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Always choose the shortest answer.
Eliminate choices that seem similar.
Try answering the item using your own words.
Choose the answer that is unfamiliar to you.
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Which suggestion will improve your success
in taking multiple-choice tests?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Always choose the shortest answer.
Eliminate choices that seem similar.
Try answering the item using your own words.
Choose the answer that is unfamiliar to you.
Use Strategies to Perform Better on Objective Exams
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Which of the following is not an example
of a qualifying word?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Always.
All.
Reason.
None.
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Which of the following is not an example
of a qualifying word?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Always.
All.
Reason.
None.
Use Strategies to Perform Better on Objective Exams
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What should you expect when you are
taking a standardized test?
a.
b.
c.
d.
To finish all the items on the test.
To get all of the answers correct.
To work at a fairly rapid pace.
To be penalized for guessing.
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What should you expect when you are
taking a standardized test?
a.
b.
c.
d.
To finish all the items on the test.
To get all of the answers correct.
To work at a fairly rapid pace.
To be penalized for guessing.
Use Strategies to Perform Better on Standardized Tests
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Which of the following is typically not part of
an effective answer to an essay question?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A thesis statement.
Complete, correct sentences.
Sufficient explanation or support.
Your personal reaction to the topic.
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Which of the following is typically not part of
an effective answer to an essay question?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A thesis statement.
Complete, correct sentences.
Sufficient explanation or support.
Your personal reaction to the topic.
Use Strategies to Perform Better on Essay Exams
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What is the key word or phrase in this question?
“Compare the effects of wind and solar power on
the environment.”
a.
b.
c.
d.
Compare.
Effects.
Wind and solar power.
Environment.
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What is the key word or phrase in this question?
“Compare the effects of wind and solar power on
the environment.”
a.
b.
c.
d.
Compare.
Effects.
Wind and solar power.
Environment.
Use Strategies to Perform Better on Essay Exams
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Which of the following will not help you
with test anxiety?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Becoming familiar with the testing location.
Answering easy questions on the exam first.
Taking as many practice tests as possible.
Being unprepared for the exam.
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Which of the following will not help you
with test anxiety?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Becoming familiar with the testing location.
Answering easy questions on the exam first.
Taking as many practice tests as possible.
Being unprepared for the exam.
Control Test Anxiety
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