Test-Taking Strategies

Introduction: Why You Need to Become Testwise v Before-the-Test Study Strategies 1(13) What to Do About Before-the-Test Worry 14(5) What to Do in the Test Room 19(6) How to Do Your Best on Any Kind of Test 25(11) Multiple-Choice Test Strategies 36(8) True-False Exam Strategies 44(3) Matching Questions Strategies 47(2) Verbal Analogy Strategies 49(4) Short-Answer and Fill-in-the-Blank Test Strategies 53(3) Vocabulary Test Strategies 56(5) Number Problem Strategies 61(6) Math or Figure Series Test Strategies 67(5) Reading Comprehension Test Strategies 72(3) Essay Exam Strategies 75(15) Identify-and-Explain Test Strategies 90(2) Oral Exam Strategies 92(5) Open-Book and Take-Home Exam Strategies 97(2) Appendix A: Helpful Books, Internet Sites and Software 99(2) Appendix B: Most-Used Exam Direction Words 101(2) Appendix C: How Most Ideas are Organized Logically 103(2) Appendix D: Some Common English Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots 105