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STUDY SKILLS BUILDER 2 exam. Check your answers and use the Chapter Test
Prep Videos to make sure that you correct any
Tips for Studying for an Exam missed exercises.

To prepare for an exam, try the following study tech- Good luck, and keep a positive attitude.
niques:
Exercises
• Start the study process days before your exam.
Let’s see how you did on your last exam.
• Make sure that you are up-to-date on your assignments.
• If there is a topic that you are unsure of, use one of the 1. How many days before your last exam did you start
many resources that are available to you. For example, studying for that exam?
See your instructor. 2. Were you up-to-date on your assignments at that
View a lecture video on the topic. time or did you need to catch up on assignments?
Visit a learning resource center on campus. 3. List the most helpful text supplement (if you used one).
Read the textbook material and examples on the topic. 4. List the most helpful campus supplement (if you
used one).
• Reread your notes and carefully review the Chapter
Highlights at the end of any chapter. 5. List your process for preparing for a mathematics
test.
• Work the review exercises at the end of the chapter.
• Find a quiet place to take the Chapter Test found at 6. Was this process helpful? In other words, were you
the end of the chapter. Do not use any resources satisfied with your performance on your exam?
when taking this sample test. This way, you will have 7. If not, what changes can you make in your process
a clear indication of how prepared you are for your that will make it more helpful to you?

STUDY SKILLS BUILDER 3 Exercises

What to Do the Day of an Exam Answer the following questions based on your most
recent mathematics exam, whenever that was.
Your first exam may be soon. On the day of an exam,
don’t forget to try the following: 1. How soon before class did you arrive?
2. Did you read the directions on the test carefully?
• Allow yourself plenty of time to arrive.
• Read the directions on the test carefully. 3. Did you make sure you answered the question
asked for each problem on the exam?
• Read each problem carefully as you take your test.
Make sure that you answer the question asked. 4. Were you able to attempt each problem on your
exam?
• Watch your time and pace yourself so that you may
attempt each problem on your test. 5. If your answer to Exercise 4 is no, list reasons why.
• Check your work and answers. 6. Did you have extra time on your exam?
• Do not turn your test in early. If you have extra time, 7. If your answer to Exercise 6 is yes, describe how you
spend it double-checking your work. spent that extra time.
Good luck!

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