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Test Taking Strategies: Practice Exercises Taken From PSAT Student Guide 2010)
Test Taking Strategies: Practice Exercises Taken From PSAT Student Guide 2010)
Good for:
Specific information, but not for read. comprehensionn
Names, Places, Dates, specific words or ideas
Try to only read titles, subtitles, topic and concluding
sentences of each paragraph, thesis
Look at question 16, pg 8
Strategy #5
Question 13, pg 7
Echo options:
If two options are opposite each other,
chances are one of them is correct
Question 23, pg. 9
Strategy #9-#11
Process of Elimination- Physically cross off answers in
the book you know are not correct.
If you are certain one of the If you are certain one of the
statements is “false”, don’t statements is “true”, don’t
choose ALL OF THE ABOVE choose NONE OF THE ABOVE
Practice &Preparation
Simulate the real conditions of the test-
quiet, timed, know location etc.
Take lots of practice tests to get
comfortable with the strategies
Arrive early and come prepared with
materials so there’s no added stress
Get a good night’s sleep and eat
breakfast beforehand
CREATE “GOOD LUCK”!!