Studying+for+Tests+and+Quizzes

=Strategies that can improve the way you study for a test or quiz:=


 * Study Guides**
 * If the teacher hands out a study guide - Put each question from the study guide on an index card
 * Write the answer on the opposite side of the index card __//in pencil//__ (these are the flash cards you'll use to study)
 * The next day in class check the __accuracy of your answers__ when the teacher goes over the study guide or see the teacher after school to be sure your flash cards have the correct answers.
 * If there are questions you can't answer look in your book & handouts and if you still can't find the answer, be sure to ask the teacher the next day.


 * Study Sessions**
 * If the teacher has an afterschool study session - GO! and listen carefully. Teachers will often go over questions that you will have on the test. This is also a good time to be sure you have correct information on your flash cards.
 * Sometimes the study guide will say what kind of test it will be - short answers, T/F, labeling diagrams, multiple choice.
 * If the study guide doesn't say what kind of test questions there will be - **ask the teacher**.


 * At Home**
 * At home tell a parent or adult when the test will be and ask them to help you study for 1 hour, the night before the test.
 * Two nights before the test - go over your flash cards by yourself. Be able to define the vocabulary.
 * Check the teacher's website to review anything that was placed on the website for the unit that the test is covering.


 * The Night Before the Test or Quiz**
 * The night before the test study with an adult - tell them what kind of questions are on the test and practice answering those kinds of questions using a pencil or word processing.
 * For example: If there will be labeling of a diagram - practice labeling diagrams. If there will be a short essay, practice writing out the answer to a short essay question. The same for T/F and multiple choice questions.
 * Have the adult you study with ask you the same questions in different ways. Use the questions from quizzes in the same unit to review.


 * Get a good night sleep and have breakfast - these two things will help you do better.