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First Things First
#1 What you should do the morning of the test. What is 'eat a good breakfast?'
#2 Do this if you do not understand the directions that are given. What is 'ask questions?'
#3 Do this before reading each selction on the test. What is 'preview the questions?'
#4 Do this if you get stuck on a question. What is 'move on and come back to it later?'
#5
Clues in the Question/Interpreting Questions
#1 Use these to help you understand a question. What are 'keywords?'
#2 What to do when the question is about an underlined word in the text. What is 'go back to the text and reread the sentence that contains the underlined word?'
#3 This is the most important part of understanding a question. What is 'slow and careful reading.'
#4 What you should do before reading any of the answer choices. What is read the question and try to come up with an answer on my own.
#5
Elimination
#1 This is the first thing you should do after reading the answer choices. What is 'eliminate the ones you know to be wrong?'
#2 This is what I should do if I don't immediately know the answer. What is 'skim the text to find the section that contains the answer and reread that section carefully?'
#3 This is what to do if you can't come up with the answer. What is 'make an educated guess?'
#4 This is what you should do before making any decisions about the answer. What is 'read each answer choice carefully?'
#5
All and None Options
#1 Do not choose 'all of the above' when you know this. What is 'one of the answers is wrong?'
#2 Do not choose 'none of the above' when you know this. What is 'one of the answers is right?'
#3 'All of the above' is a good choice when you know this. What is 'at least two of the answers are right?'
#4 'None of the above' is a good choice when you know this. What is 'at least two of the answers are wrong.'
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