Before the
Exam
1. The day before the exam take in a
movie, watch television. A relaxed brain
is a more effective brain. If you have
studied for this exam, your mind will
continue to prepare itself even while
you're relaxing.
2. Get plenty of rest. Don't stay up
until 3 a.m. cramming.
3. On the day of exam. Wake up
refreshed, have a good breakfast and
walk into the exam room with a smile on
your face.
What to do during the Exam
1. Prepare yourself for the test by
arriving early. This often leaves time
to relax.
2. Avoid the question, "How much did
you study for this exam?" This may only
fuel the anxiety that you didn't study
enough.
3. Realize the exam is 90 multiple
choice questions and you have 110
minutes to complete it. This is more
than enough time.
4. Jot down memory aids such as your
memorized conversions, facts, or other
material you know you'll need and might
forget. Do this on the scratch board
that is given to you.
5. Allow yourself initially and
through out the exam a few minutes to
calm down and avoid test anxiety.
a. Focus your attention on a
specific object. Examine details of
your desk top, touch the surface and
notice the texture.
b. Visualize success. How happy
you will be when you find out that
you passed this exam.
6. Answer each question in your head
before you look at the possible answers.
If you can come up with the answer
before you look at the choices, you
eliminate the possibility of being
confused by those choices.
7. Mark questions you can't answer
immediately and come back to them later
after you have answered questions that
you can answer. The computer
program is user friendly and will allow
you to mark the questions you want to
come back to.
a. Can't answer questions
If 2 answers are similar, except
for one or two words choose one
these answers
If two quantities are almost the
same, choose one
If answers cover a wide range
(4.5, 66.7, 88.7, 90.1, 500.1),
choose one in the middle of the
range
If worse comes to worse, then
guess. Do not leave a question
unanswered. Unanswered questions are
graded as incorrect.
8. Make sure the answer you mark
corresponds to the question you are
answering.
Good Luck!
