Study Smart:Ace Your Tests!

Test Busters: How to Take Any Test
And Do Your Best

Test Plan

• Get there early.
  
  
• Relax. Don't worry about anybody else.
  
  
• When you get the test, read the whole thing top to bottom.
  
  
• Don't make a single mark on the page until you're read everything.
  
  
• Read all the instructions.
  
  
• If you don't know something on the test, don't panic!
  
  
• Figure out which part of the exam is worth the most points.
  
  
• Do that part first.
  
  
• Read each question twice before you answer it.
  
  
• Make sure you understand what that question is asking.
  
  
• If you don't understand the question, don't guess. Ask the teacher.
  
  
• If all the questions are worth the same number of points, do the easy ones first.
  
  
• Check all your answers.
  
  
• Make sure you've put your name on the paper so you get credit for what you know.
  
  

After the Test

• When you get your test back save it. It's a great study tool for the final.
  
  
• Find out the right answers to anything you missed.
  
  
• Now you'll know what you have to study for next time.
  
  
• If the teacher writes you a note on the test, read it. You can learn a lot from their ideas.
  
  

This section has tips from Jennifer.b, Nikki.s, Christina.r, Jenna.m, Melissa.s, Rebecca.p and Cecilia.c