1. Answering
Test Questions

2. Answering Test Questions
Step 1
Read the Question COMPLETELY & CAREFULLY (including the answer choices)
Determine exactly what the question is asking. Watch for trip words like: EXCEPT, IS/ARE NOT, ALWAYS, NEVER, etc.

3. Step 2 Answering Test Questions
VERIFY EACH Answer Choice on the Map/Graph/Chart
Eliminate ANY choices that are proven to be wrong.

4. Answering Test Questions There Can Be Only One Correct Answer
Step 3
There Can Be Only One Correct Answer
If two answers appear to be correct, look for answer choices like: Both A&B, All of These, or None of These.

5. Answering Test Questions Watch for Clues Located in Other Questions
Step 4
Watch for Clues Located in Other Questions
Sometimes questions may hold clues to previous questions.

6. Step 5 Then choose the Best Answer From the Remaining Choices.
Answering Test Questions
Step 5
Eliminate as Many Answer Choices as Possible.
Then choose the Best Answer From the Remaining Choices.

7. Answering Test Questions Go With You First Instinct After Analysis.
Step 6
Go With You First Instinct After Analysis.
If you are unable to decide on an answer choice, often times your first impulse is the correct one.

8. Step 7 Most Answer Changes are to a Wrong Answer Choice.
Answering Test Questions
Step 7
DO NOT Change an Answer Unless You are Certain and can PROVE your choice.
Most Answer Changes are to a Wrong Answer Choice.

9. Step 8 You can NOT get a question correct if you don’t answer it.
Answering Test Questions
Step 8
Be Sure to Answer EVERY Question.
You can NOT get a question correct if you don’t answer it.

10. Answering Test Questions
Step 9
Use your time WISELY.
If it will take you more than 2-3 minutes to answer a question, skip it and return to it later.

11. Answering Test Questions Bubble in your answers as you go.
Step 10
Bubble in your answers as you go.
If you wait until the end, you may not have enough time to bubble in all of your answers.

12. Answering Test Questions Highlight Important Words.
Step 11
Highlight Important Words.
Highlighting important words can help you understand the question AND the answer choices.

13. Answering Test Questions MAKE NOTES about what you know.
Step 12
MAKE NOTES about what you know.
Writing down what you know in the margins may help you remember, if you need to come back later.

14. Answering Test Questions Double Check your answer document.
Step 13
Double Check your answer document.
Make certain you have answered ALL of the questions. Be sure to make your marks dark and neat. Erase any stray marks.

15. Answering Test Questions
Step 14
Focus
Avoid Distractions so you can give your complete attention to what you are doing.

16. Answering Test Questions REST and RELAX Before the Test.
Step 15
REST and RELAX Before the Test.
Get a good nights sleep the night before your test. This will help you stay awake during the test.

17. The End