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How to Prepare for and Take Examinations
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  期末考试在即,同学们的英语复习也进入了关键时期。可究竟该复习些什么,以及考试之前应该做些什么,许多学生非常困惑。下面讲讲如何备考,希望对同学们有所帮助,在期末考试中发挥出自己真正的水平!

  Key Point

  The secret to good test-taking is preparation, confidence and relaxation.

  Preparation before test day.

  The key to improving test-taking is preparation. Good preparation, in turn, leads to confidence and relaxation.

  The best preparation is not to fall behind in coursework. Ask the teacher what is important and for suggestions on what to study. After reviewing the material, organize and summarize. Don't fill up with information; boil information down. Use your summaries to build confidence.

  Talk with classmates to determine what's important, quiz each other. Create a practice test. Try to anticipate (预料) questions. Answer with a closed book.

  Don't distract yourself the night before. Keep the material fresh. Get a good night's sleep two nights before the test, as well as the night before.

  On test day.

  Eat a light high-protein (蛋白质) meal, not carbohydrates (they can make you sleepy). Bring all supplies: pencil, scratch paper and notes.

  Be early to the test, don't chat with others, and relax with a few deep breaths. Think positive.

  Before starting the test.

  If you are bulging with information, write out a few key ideas before starting the test. Use the back of the test or scratch paper.

  Glance through the test briefly and budget (预算) time according to points assigned to questions.

  Read the directions word for word!(If possible, get a sample test or previous test and become familiar with the directions and types of questions.)

  Essay type questions.

  Scan all the questions first and budget time. Then for each question, spend 5-10% of the budgeted time organizing your ideas before writing. Put this on the test paper or on scratch paper. Label it. Use a hierarchical (分等级的) approach. What is most important, etc. Make your first sentence answer the question, then expand your argument.

  If you get stuck, go on to another question. Show what you know.

  Multiple-choice questions.

  Skim the question first, then read the question carefully. Consider the answers from the last to first—from answer D to answer A. (Most teachers don't like to make A correct, because it makes creating and reading answers B to D a waste of time.) Mark each answer you consider with either an ×—for wrong, a Circle—for right, or a Question Mark—for don't know.

  Do the easy questions first. Show what you know.

  Anxious or nervous?

  If you begin to feel anxious, stop for a moment and take a deep breath. Write out something you know on scratch paper (something related to the question).

  (文/孙凤喜; 英语辅导报高一版 04~05学年度第18期;版权归英语辅导报社所有,独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育,未经许可,不得以任何形式进行转载。)




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