Exam Day: Survival Tips Test-Taking Part 3

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-Taking

Part 3

Identify Key Words

This helps you focus on the main idea of challenging questions.

Rephrase difficult questions.

To understand questions better, rewrite them in your own words. Be careful not to change the meaning

Organize your thoughts before you write.

Take time to organize your responses to short answer and easy questions. You’ll reduce the time you need to revise.

Write neatly

Be sure you don’t lose points on answers the teacher can’t read.

Use all the time you’re given

If you finish early don’t leave. Use the extra time to proofread and review your answers.

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Online Learning Part 2

Online Learning

Part 2

More Tips

Finally, look beyond the article for more clues.

·       Read the website’s home page and About Us page. Look for a mission statement to learn more about the site, its purpose and the organization sponsoring it.

·       If there is an author listed, look for a biography that discusses the author’s education, profession and other relevant background. If there is no bio on the site, search for one elsewhere on the Web.

·       Check the date. Facts can change over time, so see if the site shows when it was last updated.

·       Presentation counts; look at everything from design to spelling. A clean, well-organized site shows a certain degree of professionalism.

·       Avoid sites that are pornographic, vulgar, inappropriate, below par, suggestive, and falsifying.

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It’s Online but Is It on Target Part 1

It’s Online but Is It on Target

Part 1

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Using the Web Wisely

Thanks to the Web, information is easy to find. However, it’s also easy to post something online. Anyone can do it.

You’ve probably used the Internet to research for a paper, to help you decide which product to buy or to form an opinion about current events. Looking up information online is fast and convenient. But when you do online research, it’s important to find sites you can trust.

Many websites claim to have facts, but are full of errors. Others present information in biased way- they only give one side of an argument. How can you tell a reliable source from an unreliable one? Also, it is critical that you post online only that which is descent and appropriate, never anything pornographic, vulgar, indecent, out of taste, untruthful, or obscene. Post those things that will make a good name for you and your organization, that will promote goodwill and be of benefit to the world.

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SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R= Survey- Question- Read- Recite- Review

Question

As you survey the text, ask a question for each section. Ask what, why, how, when, who and where questions as they relate to the content. Here’s how you can create questions:

·        Turn the title, headings or subheadings into questions.

·        Rewrite the questions at the end of the chapter or after each subheading in your own words.

Write down your questions. Questions help you pay attention, understand the text better and recall the information more easily later on.

Read

Read one section of the chapter at a time, actively looking for an answer to your question for that section. Pay attention to bold or italicized text that authors use to make important points.

Be sure to review everything in the section, including tables, graphs and illustrations- these features can communicate and idea more powerfully that written text.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow”

Robert Kiyosaki

Reflection: I think it’s true that your future depends on the choices you make right now and not tomorrow. The most important time is now, the Present time. The choices you make now will affect everything whether it’s a good decision or a bad one. The choices you made in the past no longer matter or the ones you will make the future. It all depends on the choices you make now because what you do now will soon be future and the past.

5 Tips for Staying Motivated

5 Tips for Staying Motivated

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To succeed in high school and college, you have to do your best at all times. But sometimes it’s hard to stay motivated, even when you really care about the work you’re doing. Here are five ways to stay on the right track.

   1.Focus on High-Impact Activities

The key to success in high school is staying focused on your course work. Make a list to get an overall picture or your workload before you start to tackle any of it. Then, make a plan. Although it’s tempting to do the easiest assignments first, those that take more time and effort to accomplish are probably the one that you’ll learn the most from.

To determine what your priorities are, rank your work in the order of their importance. Then rearrange your time and devote more energy towards those that have the greatest impact on your course work and grades. For example, even though all homework assignments are important, studying for a midterm exam take more priority over writing a paragraph for English class. As you complete each task, think of it as another step on your way to college success.

2.Create New Challenges

Changing your approach can help you stay interested in what you’re doing. If you’ve been given an assignment similar to one you’ve done in the past, think about it in a different way. If you wrote an essay for a creative writing assignment last year, try a poem this time. For book reports, pick a history book instead of another biography.

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