How do you study for a test?

[ShatteredWings]

No really.

How does one go about this?


no, i've never had to before, alright? no insults, thanks

[Avalikia]

Well the first thing I do is figure out what exactly I need to study, like which chapters the test covers, etc. Then I figure out what sort of test it will be because that tells me how detailed my knowledge of the subject needs to be; in a multiple choice test you simply need to be able to recognise the right answer, essays require you to know details, and application tests (like math tests) require you to be able to do what you've been taught. Then I gather the information I need to study (i.e. my textbook and my notes) and quickly glance over everything, making a list of each topic and subtopic and making a note as to whether or not I know it well enough for the type of test.

Now that I know what I need to know and what I already know, I can concentrate on studying what I don't know. How I study depends on the type of test: for multiple choice tests I use flash cards with possible test questions on each side that answer eachother (for example, on side would say "Who was the 5th president of the US?" and the other side would say "Who was James Monroe?"). This is a very quick way of learning facts, but not understanding them. If the test has a lot of essays where I will need to understand the facts I reread my textbook and my notes until I know I understand it, looking up anything confusing along the way, and thinking about how I feel about the information (because essays sometimes ask for your interpretation, and it also helps you to remember the details). If it's an application test I practice, practice, practice until I do it right consistantly. In all of the above I try to think like my teacher: I ask myself "What's a good test question for this?" and make sure that I can answer that question.

[ShatteredWings]

Hm..

it's geometry, mostly lines on a plane, same-side int./corrsponding angles, postulates, theroms, and a 2-step proof [we got a test outline]

i take meticlious notes in class['cause we have to], and their hand-written. So would reading over thoes and my homework [oh yea,.. and that therom/definition/postulate sheet]probably be basicly what i'd do?

[Avalikia]

Yes. Take each type of problem that may be on the test and make sure you know how to do them. Often solving unassigned problems or even redoing your homework is a good way to study math-type stuff. If you're confident that you know what you're doing and usually get the right answer you'll probably do well on the test.

[ShatteredWings]

I'm a straight-B student..[a few A's, two or three Cs..]

thanks for the tips, maybe i can finally get an A on this test

[Techno Monster]

I read the book or notes or study sheet (If I have one) out loud to my dog, it helps be better hearing it.

[PLEASEDELETE]

i sit there tell all my friends im studying and they stop txting like 20 messages a minune and then i watch tv