1. Strategies to help us remember!
Test taking
and
Study Skills Small Group

2. DETER
DIRECTIONS
EXAMINE
TIME
EASIEST
REVIEW

3. DETER
• D- Directions
– Read the test directions very carefully.
– Ask your teacher to explain anything about the
test directions you do not understand.
– Only by following the directions can you achieve a
good score on the test.
– If you do not follow the directions, you will not be
able to demonstrate what you know.

4. DETER
• E- EXAMINE
– Examine the entire test to see how much you have
to do.
• Only by knowing the entire task can you break
it down into parts that become manageable
for you.

5. DETER
• T-TIME
– Once you have examined the entire test, decide
how much time you will spend on each item.
– If there are different points for items, plan to
spend the most time on the items that count for
the most points.
– Planning your time is especially important for
essay tests where you must avoid spending so
much time on one item that you have little time
left for other test items.

6. DETER
• E- EASIEST
– Answer the items you find easiest first.
– If you get stuck on a difficult question that comes
up early in the test, you may not get to answer
items that tests things you know.

7. DETER
• R-REVIEW
– If you have planned your time correctly, you will
have time to review your answers and make them
as complete and accurate as possible.
– Only make corrections if you are a 100% that the
answer needs to be changed.
– Also make sure to review the test directions to be
certain you have answered all items required.

8. SQ3R
SURVEY
QUESTION
READ
REVIEW
RECITE

9. • Word Associations
– My altruistic Aunt Alice gives great presents. Altruistic means
generous.
• Key words
• Catch words/phrases
– To help us remember the first 10 presidents.
– Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Adams,
Jackson, Van Buren.
– W A J M M A J V
– Willie and Jane made macaroni and just vanished.
• Acronyms
– To help us remember the order of the planets.
– My (Mercury) very (Venus) earthy (Earth) mother (Mars) just
(Jupiter) served (Saturn) us (Uranus) noodles (Neptune).
– Great Lakes: HOMES- Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
– S.O.A.R

10. • Acrostics
– RHYTHM- Rhythm helps your two hips move.
• Rhymes and songs
• Story telling
• Visual Graphics
• Read around the text.
• KIM Vocabulary
K.(Key vocabulary word)
DEFEAT (v.)
I.(Information/Defintion)
To win victory over
M. Memory Cue/Picture
Sentence:
The Hawks defeated the Tigers in basketball last night.