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Test-Taking Strategies



"If you can dream it,
you can do it."
~Walt Disney

Tips for Multiple Choice Questions

Tips for Open-Ended Questions 
(Essay or Paragraph Questions)

Read each question carefully before you try to answer it. Read each question carefully before you try to answer it.
Be sure you know what the question is asking you. Be sure you know what the question is asking you.
Cross out any answer choices that are not reasonable. Read the question AGAIN!
Read each question AGAIN! Use parts of the question such as a bulleted list to help you form your answer.
Make sure your answer makes sense. Make sure your answer makes sense.
  Make sure your answer addresses all parts of the question.
  READ YOUR ANSWER!
  Proofread and make corrections.
   
Other Helpful Hints
Be prepared for your test by studying! (See Study Skills page for help)
Get a good night's sleep before a test. 
Make sure you have eaten breakfast if the test is in the morning, and lunch if it is in the afternoon.
Sharpen or buy writing utensils the night before your test.
Have a positive attitude! You CAN do well on a test!
 

 

 

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Regulations by Lauren R. DeFilippo, 7th Grade English Language Arts 
Draper Middle School
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