7 Tips for Taking Test

1. skim over the test, and estimate the amount of t ime you will spend on each section. 
2. read the directions carefully. what are you being asked to do? 
3. for multiple choice questions, read each answer choice before marking your answer.
4.  if you are not sure of the answer. read the choices again. if you still are not sure, move on  to the next question. after answering the questions you are sure of, go back to any you skipped. 
5. eliminate the answer choices that you know are wrong. then choose your answer from the ones that remain. 
6. when you asked to fill in the blanks, substitute one of the choices into the blank at a time, and read the resulting sentences(s). Which one sounds right?
7. for your essay question, first jot down the main points you want to make , and use these as an outline for your essay. afterwards, read it through. does your answer make sense, and is it reasonably complete.