Test+-+Taking+Skills

What does it mean to study? How do you study for a test? Write down your suggestions, then share with a partner. Add their techniques in a different color.
 * Activity 1: How do you study?**

To study means to go over the topic that was explained before, like maybe know something more and try memorizing it by understanding it fully. When I study for a test, I go over the helpful worksheets that I have done, it's easier for me and sometimes I look at the text just in case if I did a mistake.

**Activity 2: Deconstructing Multiple Choice Questions** There are two basic of every Multiple Choice Question: Some multiple choice questions will have a third part: a root. The question root provides background knowledge and facts before the actual question. 
 * Stem - the actual question - determine what you are being asked to respond to
 * Answer options

Sample: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted the Great Compromise to settle differences over A. slavery B. representation in Congress C. interstate trade D. taxation I think it is the representation on Congress because it has the words, Delegates and the differences. So they maybe talking about how there are different roles to the representatives. The other three answers seems a bit tricky for my choice. Slavery can't be it because I think slavery wasn't an issue yet until later, what tricked me was the "differences. The interstate trade reminds me of going to a national trade and the question did not mention anything about that. Taxation is almost close to my answer but it didn't talk about the economy.

//**__Odd One Out__ **// This type of questions asks you to establish a pattern among the answer choices and determine which one does not fit with the others. //Sample: // //Which of the following ideas was NOT a part of the Great Compromise? // // A. All of the slave population would be counted for both representation and taxation // //B. A bicameral legislature // //C. The number of representatives for each state in the lower house is determined by population // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">D. Each state has an equal number of representatives in the upper house // The other three answers have in common and that is they are all related about a Congress or about the government.

//**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Accuracy/Judgement__ **// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When there is not an exact, factual answer, some questions will ask you to pick the most or least accurate answer to the stem question. //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sample: // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Which of the following regions of the country benefited most from the ⅗ compromise? // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A. The North // // B. The South // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">C. The West // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">D. The East //


 * Which region benefited the most?
 * Which other region would enjoy some benefits of the 3/5 compromise?
 * Why did you pick B over C?
 * What are some key terms to look for in this type of a question?

//**Consequence**// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You will be asked to identify the cause and effect of an event or idea. As a result of one thing, something else changed. Some words to look for: change, challenge, result, effect, outcome, impact, and caused.

//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sample // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One result of the Great Compromise was: // // A. the creation of a bicameral legislature // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">B. the creation of a unicameral legislature // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">C. the ⅗ compromise // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">D. the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution // (B) False: unicameral? it can just be just cameral (C) False: it is not really a result but just aper of the compromise (D) false: I do not think that the Bill of Rights can just be added. All the documents are always seperated
 * Give the other three responses the "True/False" test: does it fit with the topic of the Great Compromise? True or false.

__//**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">Comparison **//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">These questions will assume you have recall knowledge of several events and then ask you to compare and contrast them. They can also take the form of an analogy. //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sample: // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The New Jersey Plan was very similar to: // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">a. The Declaration of Independence // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">b. The English Bill of Rights // // c. The Articles of Confederation // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">d. The Canadian Constitution // Well, I think this compromise is to find the connection, the similarity of both sides. The New Jersey Plan is lik plan to find a way and out of those four answers is the (c) because the rest just sound like a rule or a law. __//**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">Answer Choices **//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Always read through every possible answer choice before you decide which one is right. Answer options that are wrong are called distractors, and they often include information that is close to the correct answer. Sometimes, you will not have any idea what the information in the question is asking you. In this case, you must guess. Do not just guess randomly - make an **educated guess**! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__General tips for educated guessing__: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Eliminate options you know are incorrect <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Eliminate options that are completely unfamiliar to you <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Echo options: If two answers contradict each other, one of them is likely to be the correct answer. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Look for “modifiers.” Options that include superlatives (always, never) are usually wrong. Superlatives indicate that the correct answer must be an indisputable fact. As you know, in social studies this is rarely the case!
 * How is this compromise similar to the Great Compromise?

**Activity 3: Practice Multiple Choice Questions**


 * Highlight** your answer. For each question, list what **question format** it is in, and **your strategy for guessing** an answer.

1. The National Road was constructed primarily for the purpose of: (a) demarcating the southwestern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase (b) promoting trade and communication with the Old Northwest (c) opening the Southwest to ranchers (d) assisting the movement of settlers to the Oregon Country (e) relieving overpopulation and crowding in the Northeast The question is asking what is the National Road existence; what is the very first reason that it is made. First, I thought "National Road" and so I thought it's purpose is for the whole nation.

2. At the beginning of the Civil War, Southerners expressed all of the following expectations EXCEPT: (a) The materialism of the North would prevent Northerners from fighting an idealistic war. (b) Great Britain would intervene on the side of the South in order to preserve its source of cotton. (c) Northern unity in the struggle against the Southern states would eventually break. (d) The South’s superior industrial resources would give it an advantage over the North. (e) The justice of the South’s cause would prevail. The question is is talking about the "Civil War" and it is about the north and south. that is how I got my answer and "Great Britain" is not part of the event. (D) was the correct answer because it is supposed to be stated of the beginning of the Civil War and not about the advantages and disadvantages.

3. Before 500 C.E. Judaism and Hinduism were similar in that both (A) had written scriptures and an ethical code to live by (B) spread widely around the Mediterranean (C) promoted teachings about reincarnation (D) advocated a monastic life and a rejection of the world The question is asking what is the similarity between the 500 C.E. Judaism and Hinduism. I looked over at the date that was given and the rest of answer were not really uncovered that that early.

4. In the period 1450–1750, which of the following, produced on large plantations by slave labor, were significant commodities in the growing world market? (A) Grains such as wheat and barley (B) Tropical fruits such as bananas and oranges (C) Animal products such as wool and beef (D) Cash crops such as sugar and tobacco In short, it is saying what is the growing food market when slavery was taken to labor. I put in (A) because tropical fruits are like in very tropicals countries and it is not Africa and they do nto know how to grow them. (D) is kind of hard to choose because both a and d and similar and it has "cash crops". I should have chosen (D) than (A).

5. The Constitution and its amendments expressly prohibit all of the following except (a) slavery (b) double jeopardy (c) cruel and unusual punishment (d) unreasonable searches and seizures (e) sex discrimination in employment I do not know jow to answer it and can not see any clues into answering the questions.

6. Which of the following is NOT a core value of United States political culture? (a) Legal equality (b) Political equality (c) Economic equality (d) Freedom of religion (e) Freedom of speech The question asks which is not related to politics and I chose (c) because politics and economy is two different things.

7. In psychological research, which of the following is most appropriate for identifying cause and effect? (a) Participant observation (b) Survey methodology (c) Case study (d) Experimentation (e) Correlational techniques It is saying what term identifies the cause and effect and the best answer is the case study because (a) is just saying observation, (b) is looking at polls, (d) is basically experimenting an on object/person to see what will happen next, and (e) is a comparison between two things. Nevermind, I think it is Experimentation because you can actually identify the cause and effect.

8. An individual who experiences major distortions of reality is most likely suffering from which of the following types of disorders? (a) Anxiety (b) Mood (c) Adjustment (d) Schizophrenic (e) Bipolar I sort of not sure if it is Schizophrenia becauseI know that the other three does not match up and (d) was the only one standing. I searched it up and was not really sure that the question is connecting to the answer.

**Activity 4** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How do you remember information? What tricks do you use? I remember information by maybe saying out loud like I understand it or maybe looking it over daily. I am not sure what tricks I use to remember information but sometimes I do sticky notes.

** Memory Activity 5 **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Put them in the order with the top one being the one that most relates to you, and list through the last one which least relates to you.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7. “I’m just so bored with what we have to learn. I can’t remember things if they’re not interesting to me.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. “I remember the information when I’m studying, but I forget it the day of the test.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6. “I remember every word the teacher says in class, but I have trouble remembering information from what I read.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. “I remember things I read in the textbook, but I can’t seem to remember what the teacher talks about in class.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. “I can’t even remember information while I am studying, much less during the test.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. “I just can’t remember anything when I take tests.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. “My memory is so bad that I can’t even remember three pieces of information!”

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Activity 6** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**media type="custom" key="10061709"﻿**

**Activity 7** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**[|Memory Principles Quiz]** Nhu Huynh 93.33% (14/15)

**Activity 8 Writing Assignment** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**﻿**

ACTIVITY 13

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 * 1) Learn the commonly misspelled words: their vs. there vs. they're, are vs. our, led vs. lead, etc...and then pay attention to these in your work! Confusing Words.com!might be a helpful site for you.
 * 2) Don't use don't: DO NOT use conjunctions (don't, can't, won't, etc). Use do not, can not, will not, etc.
 * 3) Use __ACADEMIC LANGUAGE__: always use key terms AND words like significant, important, aspect, factor, etc. instead of words like big, thing, etc. and use the vocabulary of your topic, including key terms.
 * 4) Learn to write mostly in __compound sentences__, they are usually required in order to write thoughtfully.
 * 5) Become adept at using words and phrases such as: because, however, though, including, along with, for example, similar to, different than, etc...which help create compound sentences and good arguments.
 * 6) Avoid absolutes. Try not to use the words such as never, always, all, none, etc. Instead, use words like most, some, few, almost all, many, etc.
 * 7) Don't use "etc." Instead use "and others" or "and many more" or something similar.
 * 8) Use the __past tense__. Start in the past tense. Stay in the past tense. (You may need to write in another tense, but the key is to not jump around among tenses).
 * 9) Call historical figures by their full name once and then by their last name. Abraham Lincoln should be discussed as Abraham Lincoln once and then called Lincoln after that.
 * 10) Call Americans Americans. Don't call Americans "us" or "we".
 * 11) The United States is a country. Americans are people. A country is "it" whereas a people is "they."
 * 12) Don't use "I" or "In my opinion" or "The two topics I am choosing are _". Just write what you would write after those items.
 * 13) Learn the difference between "between" and "among." Between is for two items, among is for more than two.
 * 14) Every time you make a general point, support it with at least one example or piece of evidence.
 * 15) Recognize (and refute, if possible) at least one argument that opposes the one(s) you are making.

ACTIVITY 14 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**﻿** ﻿Even though President Barack Obama got elected as the President of the United States, there is still the two opposing sides of rather Obama is the right president to support their country. Obama is a support representative of the democratics and it is a surprising turn victory because of the in the political party vote, the Republican Party has the majority vote. The different viewpoints of Barack Obama have their own side of it, not all can be fact but can be the assumptions of it. The major reasons is because of their fair loyalty and dependance of whatever side they have been on, their ideals of a great president.
 * What are the different viewpoints of Barack Obama? What are the major reasons for these different viewpoints?**

__My own Outline__:

1. Introduction: 2. 1st Body Paragraph 3. 2nd Body Paragraph 4. 3rd Body Paragraph 5. Concluding paragrapgh
 * a good catchy start of a sentence
 * a little summary of what happened to the election of President Barack Obama
 * intro to my thesis statement of the reasoning of the different viewpoints of Obama
 * Intro of the subsubject: what happened before the election
 * an addition to the support of Obama's election - Hope
 * info on about the history of the two political parties
 * the citizens majority opinion on the outtake of the poster. the wanting of the next year of their country's status
 * Transition on the official auguration of President Barach Obama
 * identify his augural speech
 * the speech writer of George Bush: his view of the democratic and describe
 * the small exageration of the cartoon
 * explaining the opposite side of things
 * Transition to the what is happening now: the modern way
 * the event of the assasination of Osama Bin Laden. : Picture - "the Situation Room" (*hint "Official"
 * the why *
 * What about the leadership code. (the bias of things)
 * intro to the *Argument" of these opposing sides
 * out with the why the reasons are different
 * thesis statement