Answer True or False to the following questions to assess your test taking skills. Be honest with yourself to arrive at a valid assessment of your current test taking skills. Print the completed assessment and place in your folder.

____1. I get plenty of sleep the night before an exam.

____2. I arrive five to ten minutes early on exam day.

____3. I check beforehand to determine if the test will be essay or multiple choice.

____4. I approach tests with a positive attitude: I expect to do well.

____5. I begin to study at least a week or more before the exam date.

____6. During the test, I am able to focus on the material on the test and tune out external and internal distractions.

____7. I always carefully read the test directions.

____8. When I am responding to a passage, I read the passage first and then I read the questions.

____9. I generally do not have problems identifying the main idea of a reading passage.

____10. I anticipate answers on multiple-choice exams.

____11. I almost never think about a question too long and change my correct answer to an incorrect answer.

____12. I make lists in preparation for short answer questions.

____13. On essay exams, I analyze the question to make sure that I understand it and complete some pre-writing before I attempt to write the essay.

____14. After the test, whenever possible, I review my answers to determine why my answers were incorrect.

____15. I take my time whenever I take a test.

____16. I leave as soon as I complete the test.

____17. I use previous tests to review for final exams.

____18. I review past tests to increase my comfort level with the patterns/structure of the test.

____19. I check multiple-choice questions to determine if each question has one or more correct options.

____20. I look for hints from questions that I know to help me with more difficult test questions.

____21. I study from summary sheets that I have prepared before the test.

____22. I set up a time schedule for myself when I take exams.

____23. I preview the test before I start to answer any questions.

____24. I calculate the point value of questions before I start to answer any questions.

____25. I answer the questions that I know first on a text.

Give yourself four points for each True answer.

90-100 = Superior College Work

80-89 = Above Average College Work

70-79 = Average College Work

60-69 = Below College Average/work needs improvement

0-59 = Far below college work/major improvement needed

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