Working with a study budy 3 pdf

Getting Over Test-Taking Obstacles

Tim and Tameka had been studying for exams that would qualify

them for promotions. They’d been studying for several months and

were confident they knew the material. As it got closer to test

time, they both began to panic because they knew they’d be given

a combination of different kinds of tests.

Tim told Tameka, “I think I can handle everything but fill-in￾the-blanks. I’m OK, if the right answer is there and I can find it, but

I’m really stuck if I have to come up with the name of something

on my own. I have trouble with names!”

Tameka said, “What about me? I get confused when I see a

bunch of answers that are similar to each other and I have to

choose the one that’s right. I say to myself, ‘Well, maybe under cer￾tain circumstances choice A would be correct, but then again,

choice B would work in a different situation.’ I do it every time!”

Tim has a problem coming up with the right names, and Tame￾ka has a problem when answer choices are very similar. What Tim

needs to do is learn to associate names with meanings, and Tame￾ka needs to come up with an answer before looking at the choices.

HOW TO STUDY

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still may find some questions challenging. That’s because these tests are

often designed to be tricky: multiple-choice tests offer “close” answers in

addition to the correct one; matching tests use words out of context. So

in addition to knowing the subject matter, you’ve got to learn how to take

these kinds of tests, and this includes making up your own practice test.

STUDYING FOR A TEST

The best way to study for a test is to test yourself, or have your study

buddy test you.

TESTING YOURSELF

Creating a test of your own forces you to think like a teacher. As you

develop questions, you hone in on what’s most important in what you’re

studying. This helps you understand the material better, and it gives you

more confidence in yourself. It also helps you become more responsible

for your own learning. When you make up a test like this, you are doing