16 Steps to Pass the Test

Before Test Day

1. Decide you will pay attention and listen in class. No one can make you listen, you have to make that decision for yourself.
   

2. Study a little every day! Regularly review your notes and handouts and make 3x5 note cards of the important information.
   

3. Carry your note cards with you and look them over whenever possible: lunch time, before class, to and from school, evenings, waiting at the doctor or dentist’s office, etc. Don’t waste time.
   
4. Ask your teachers questions and make clear any confusion. Don’t let it go unresolved.
   
5. Do not cram! It is good to look over your notes the night before the test, but this is not the time to study, it is the time to refresh. Cramming is not studying.
   
6. Select a few people to form a study group. Then meet before the test go over the notes and quiz each other on the material.
   
7. Rest. Get a good night’s sleep.
   

1. Dress nice but comfortable. It has been proven that sloppy dress creates a sloppy mind. If you wear a uniform, all the better, make sure it’s clean and in good repair. You should comb your hair, shave and apply some deodorant to be at your very best.
   
   
2. Eat breakfast. Eat a light, nutritious breakfast because your body needs energy. There is no excuse to make your body work without the proper fuel.
   
   
3. Eat a light lunch. If your test is after lunch, eat light. A heavy meal will rob your brain of oxygen rich blood needed for the test. Tuna, chicken and fruit would be good foods for lunch. However, avoid turkey, it will make you sleepy.
   
   
4. Be on time for the test! Even early if possible. Don’t talk in the halls. Go to the testing room and sit down. Take 3 deep cleansing breaths and relax.
   
   
5. Read every question. Answer the ones you know off the top of your head. Those you do not know immediately put a mark by them and skip them. Work all the way through the test, then start over and do it again 15-18% of the test will answer itself. Your mind will be stretched by the processing of material. Erase the marks as you answer the questions.
   
   
6. Keep your mind moving. Go through the test as many times as necessary but do not sit and dwell on any one question.
   
   
7. Now read back over the test. If there are still unanswered questions, read them over a few times and write an answer.
   
   
8. Do not leave blanks! Take your best shot. Give as much info as possible, especially on essay or short answer.
   
   
9. Turn in your test. When you have given all the info you can, and the time has expired or all blanks are filled, turn the test in and walk away, with head up, and conscience clear because you did your best.

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