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A. Prepare well in advance |
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1. Study daily if possible |
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2. To pass the exam: |
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i. Understand |
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i. Recall |
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3. Take practice exams or answer review
questions in the book |
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4. Avoid last-minute cramming |
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1. Know the time & place of the exam |
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2. Know what materials you will need for the
exam |
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i. Fresh unwrinkled ScanTron |
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ii. Sharpened #2 Pencils |
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iii. Erasers |
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3. Be on time |
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1. Do not go without sleep the night before the
exam |
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2. Do not go to the exam hungry but do not eat
immediately before the exam |
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3. Sit in your seat if possible |
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1. Stop studying an hour or so before the exam,
relax & compose yourself |
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2. Avoid
talking with your classmates immediately prior to the exam |
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3. Students that prepare at the last minute
generally are ill prepared & panicking |
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A. Stay Clam! |
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Take 10 deep breaths |
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B. Read the instructions |
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Ask if
it is ok to write information other than answers on the exam |
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C. Write down memorized information you might
forget |
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Write
down formulas or memory devices before starting the exam |
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D. Briefly read over the exam & plan your
approach |
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E. If you do not understand something, ask your
professor |
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F. Approach the exam with a positive mind set |
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1. Do your best |
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2. Do not be over confident |
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A. Focus on the test & relax |
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1. If you feel yourself panicking |
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2. If
you cannot think |
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i. Put your pencil down & take 10 deep
breaths |
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ii. Clear your mind & begin again |
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3. Ignore the other students, focus |
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1. Avoid jumping to conclusions |
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2. If the first option correct, be sure the last
option is not an "all of the above" |
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3. The same applies to "none of the
above" |
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4. If options appear similar, chances are one of
them is the correct response |
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5. Be careful, alternative answers often differ
by only one or two critical words |
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1. Builds confidence & gain time for harder
questions |
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Answers to questions you do not know may be in other questions |
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3. Go back later to answer the difficult
questions |
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1. Do the rest of the test & then come back |
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2. If you have studied, something in the exam may stimulate your
memory |
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3. Use everything you know to analyze the
question & choose the best answer |
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1. Avoid overanalyzing or oversimplifying |
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2. Don't over qualify or interpret |
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3. Answer the professors question, not yours |
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4. Most professors do not try to trick you |
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1. Try answering the questions without looking
at the answers |
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2. Underline or circle key words in the question
& the answers |
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3. Analyze the options as true/false questions |
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i. "all" or "none of the
above" |
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ii. B & C questions |
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5. Be alert for grammatical inconsistencies
between the question & the choices |
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6. Use common sense to determine the answer |
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7. Look for absolute statements containing words
such as all, none, always, never, only |
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1. Leave enough time to answer all questions |
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2. Even if you do not know the answer you may be
able to eliminate some choices |
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3. Increases the probability of choosing the
correct answer |
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4. Unless points are deducted for incorrect
responses |
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1. Double check the ScanTron |
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2. Check for careless errors |
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3. Be sure to erase thoroughly |
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4. Be careful when changing answers |
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i. Change & answer only for a good
reason |
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ii. Do not change your answers when guessing |
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iii. When guessing, choose answers that are
not the first or last option |
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iv. Research indicates that the option in
the middle with the most words is usually correct |
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