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Friday 8 May 2015

Exam Strategies. Follow the wisdom and it might help! Every student has an equal chance with the advice they employ.

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/docs/exam_prep_strategies.pdf

exam preparation tips
& test-taking strategies
Active Review
• Do practice problems
• Make 3 x 5 cards
• Recite what you know
• Anticipate questions and
answers
• Make “summary sheets”
• Review past exams
• Study with a group
Before the Exam
• Get plenty of sleep the night
before
• Diet and exercise properly
• Eat a hearty breakfast the
morning of the exam
• Avoid panicking the last
minute
• Avoid last minute
interference
During the Exam
• Be confident! You can do it!
• Look over the entire test
first
• Follow directions!
• Answer questions that are
easy or questions you know
first
Essay Questions
• Outline what you plan on
writing first
• Read over all the questions
carefully first
• Write the “easy” essays first
• Underline your main idea
• Answer the question in first
sentence or paragraph
• Be direct and specific
• Answer the question!
Academic Skills Center • Dartmouth College • Office: Collis 301 • Phone: (603) 646-2014

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