By Life is Not Hard on
February 2nd, 2009
- Take a course that will prepare you if you are unsure about your ability to deal with a test. Courses are offered in most major cities and are available by mail or through computer programs. The courses are particularly useful for achievement tests. Although some test makers believe these courses cannot improve aptitude test scores, other experts disagree. Mot bookstores carry books with sample questions, and the testing organizations also publish their own booklets with sample questions and helpful information.
- Take at least one sample test. You should always obtain a complete sample test for whichever test you plan to take. These are often available from your school library or local bookstore. Try to take the test in the same time limit set for the official test. The experience should not only prepare you but will relax you for the actual test. It also might reveal weak areas that require more study.
- Be prepared. Make sure you have whatever is required when you arrive at the testing place. Some tests require an admission ticket, personal identification (such as driver’s license or birth certificate), and Number 2 pencils. Be sure you know what is needed for your test so you do not forfeit your place.
- Relax. Test-takers foul up more often because they are too tense. You should be well-rested by the time the test starts. A good night’s sleep is better than staying up late and cramming.
- Take a moment to look through the whole test(if allowed) before answering any questions. Read the directions carefully. If you do not know exactly what is wanted, you may make mistakes that reduce your score.
- Estimate how much time you have for answering each question. Count quickly how many questions there are altogether, and estimate the time needed for each. If the test has several parts, jot down a rough timetable for handling each part.
- Read each question carefully. If you misunderstand the question, you will probably answer it incorrectly, no matter how much you know about the subject. Some tests have questions with tricky wording just to test your understanding. Especially when a question is complicated, read it a second time to be sure you have it right.
- Answer all the easy questions first and skip questions you are not sure about. Use the remaining time to consider carefully the hard-to-answer questions. Answering easy questions will warm you up and help prevent a mental block, a temporary inability to remember something that you really know. Answering easy questions first also will ensure that you have answered everything you know best before time runs out.
- Answer questions first from parts of the test that carry higher scores. Obviously, if you know which parts count most and have the correct answers, tackling those questions first will help you get the highest possible score.
- If you have time left, use it to read through all the questions and answers. You may find, for example, that you have failed to answer some items whose answers you know. In multiple chose tests with separate answers sheets, take the time to make sure your answers are in the right spaces or columns. Take a moment to determine that each answer seems reasonable, especially in a mathematics test; if an answer is wrong, do not be too lazy to do your calculations again.
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