Test Taking Tips

Don’t read too much into a question. Do not get too elaborate and ruin your answer.

If two choices are very similar, the answer is probably not either of them.

If two choices are opposite, one of them is probably correct.

Don’t go against your first impulse unless you are very sure you were wrong.

Check for negatives and other words that can throw you off.

The answer is usually wrong if it contains “all,” “always,” “never,” or “none.”

The answer has a great chance of being right if it has “sometimes,” probably” or “some.”

When you don’t know the answer, look for the wrong ones.

If you are supposed to read a long passage and then answer questions about it, read the question first. That will tell you what you are looking for and affect the way you read the passage.

Be suspicious of choices that seem obvious.

Don’t give up on a question that, after one reading, seems complicated. Looking at it from a different angle, restating it in your own words, drawing a picture, or breaking it down, etc., may help you realize that it’s not as hard as you thought.

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