SECRETS TO ACING ANY HIGH SCHOOL TEST phần 2 pptx

____ ____ 3. Feel like you’re rushing all day long, jumping from one thing or place to another, yet never accomplish much? ____ ____ 4. Spread yourself too thin, committing to more extracurricular and social activities than you can possibly handle? ____ ____ 5. Finish big projects and papers the night before they’re due? ____ ____ 6. Feel as though you’re running late? ____ ____ 7. Feel that you never have any time to relax? ____ ____ 8. Set goals that you never achieve? ____ ____ 9. Procrastinate by putting off difficult assignments until the very last minute? ____ ____10. Feel that you spend most of the day doing things you don’t enjoy? To see how well you manage your time, total the number of “yes’s” and compare to the following: Score If your total number of Yes answers was 0—Great! You’re organized and plan your time effectively. Well done! 1–3—You usually manage your time pretty well but may falter once in a while. You need to create a schedule you can stick to. 4–6—Your time management schedule is disorganized and out of control. Before you know it, activities and assignments are piling up so fast you can’t keep track of them. You definitely need to organize your time more effectively. 7–10—It’s time for you to learn some time management skills and take control of your life. This is one assignment for which you can’t afford to procrastinate. Adapted from West Central Technical College website: www.westcentral.org/academics/timemngt.pdf xxvi 10 SECRETS TO ACING ANY HIGH SCHOOL TEST IN SUMMARY A large part of acing high school tests takes place before the tests even begin. Learning to manage your time efficiently and effectively, including taking the time to prepare your self physically, mentally, and functionally for the big test, will reap extraordinary rewards. See Secret #6 to learn how to create and implement a study plan. If you need help mentally and physically preparing yourself, you may want to take a look at Secret #10 for information on preventing test stress. Just the Facts • Take the time to prioritize your work. • Create three types of schedules: long-term, medium-term, and short-term. • Learn to manage your time both before and during the test. • Be prepared mentally, physically, and functionally. Managing Time and Being Prepared [...]... past tests if possible to identify your teacher’s trends or tendencies 32 10 SECRETS TO ACING ANY HIGH SCHOOL TEST Secret 3 GETTING A HANDLE ON SUBJECTIVE TESTING ene, Nita, and Tomoyuki sat in a far corner of the school library and faced their day of reckoning Determined to do well on their Advanced Placement (AP) English test, the three classmates agreed to practice their essay-writing skills together... is to think through them logically; that’s easier than it may seem to you right now Examples 1 Tia is buying a shirt that regularly sells for $36.00 but is now on sale for $23 .40 By what percent of the regular price has this shirt been discounted? 2 What is the next number in this sequence? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth 8, 3 .2, 1 .28 , 0.5 12, _ 24 10 SECRETS TO ACING ANY HIGH SCHOOL TEST. .. of objective test questions, you were given the answers Now, we move to a type of question where you will be 20 10 SECRETS TO ACING ANY HIGH SCHOOL TEST expected to provide the answer on your own Sentence completion questions may be more stressful to you simply because you will be forced to recall information rather than to choose the best option that is provided to you When taking a test that includes... – $23 .40 = $ 12. 60 To find the percent of the reduction, divide the amount of the reduction by the original price: $ 12. 60 $36.00 _ ϭ 0.35 ϭ 35% 2 Each term in the sequence is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by 0.4, so multiply the last term (0.5 12) by 0.4 to calculate the next term: 0.5 12 ϫ 0.4 ϭ 0 .20 48 0 .20 48 rounded to the nearest thousandth is 0 .20 5 Getting a Handle on Objective Testing... federal or state governments from infringing on citizens’ right to vote, regardless of their race, color, or previous condition of servitude 22 10 SECRETS TO ACING ANY HIGH SCHOOL TEST How did you do? Answers 1 False The quote is, in fact, attributed to Franklin D Roosevelt, but he was the 32nd president of the United States, not the 34th 2 True Tips for Answering True or False Questions • Watch out... flowers 9 The winner of the Masters golf tournament in 1953 was a Sam Snead b Cary Middlecoff 30 10 SECRETS TO ACING ANY HIGH SCHOOL TEST c Arnold Palmer d Ben Hogan 10 The state with the highest per capita personal income in 1980 was a Alaska b Connecticut c New York d Texas How did you do? Answers Check your answers against the correct answers listed below 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 c a d c b b b a d a You... answer true In the example, “Germany, a country in Asia, is home to the Autobahn,” only part of the statement is true Germany is home to the Autobahn, but it is not a country in Asia If any part of the statement is wrong, the whole thing is false • Don’t overanalyze Read the statement as it is written, without adding any of your own thoughts or ideas to what appears on the test Sometimes students who are... methods you have learned to eliminate trick or unlikely answers and decoys When doing this, you should: • identify and eliminate the answers that you know are definitely wrong or highly unlikely 28 10 SECRETS TO ACING ANY HIGH SCHOOL TEST • eliminate those options that do not fit grammatically with the stem of a multiple-choice question • eliminate choices from the list of decoys that are redundant Of the... previous chapter, objective testing and the types of questions you can expect to find on that type of test were discussed The topic of this chapter is subjective testing This type of test often causes more stress for students because the distinction between a right and wrong answer is not always as clear as in objective testing Also, in the subjective test, students may be asked to expand their thoughts... impossible 3 1 to grid 11 in the answer grid, so simply grid in 3 instead You 2 2 could also grid in its decimal form of 1.5 Either answer is correct • Write fractions that require more than four digits as decimals instead The fraction 123 , for example, does not fit into the grid and it can175 not be reduced; therefore, you must turn it into a decimal by dividing the numerator by the denominator In this . www.westcentral.org/academics/timemngt.pdf xxvi 10 SECRETS TO ACING ANY HIGH SCHOOL TEST IN SUMMARY A large part of acing high school tests takes place before the tests even begin. Learning to manage your time efficiently. the next number in this sequence? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth. 8, 3 .2, 1 .28 , 0.5 12, ___ 24 10 SECRETS TO ACING ANY HIGH SCHOOL TEST How did you do? Answers 1. First, find the amount. arts tests, but can be found on tests on any subject. An example of a match- ing test includes a list of vocabulary words along the left side of the 18 10 SECRETS TO ACING ANY HIGH SCHOOL TEST sheet