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This is the best way to prepare for any test.  \n– However, teachers often try to test your memory of the material by slightly altering it. In this case, practice and some test-taking skill will help.  \n• Always arrive early and take a moment to relax and reduce anxiety.  \n– This brief time period will boost your confidence.  \n– Use this time to focus your mind and think positive thoughts.  \n• Listen attentively to last minute instructions given by the instructor.  \n– Teachers often make last minute changes.  \n– Missing instructions can cause extreme anxiety.  \nStarting the exam  \n• Read the test directions very carefully and watch for details.  \n– You may find that one answer may be possible on multiple choice tests.  \n– A key detail may require that you choose only three out of the five essay questions.  \n• Plan how you will use the allotted time.  \n– Estimate how many minutes you will need to finish each test section.  \n– Determine a pace which will ensure completing the whole test on time.  \n– Start with the easiest sections to build your confidence.  \n• Maintain a positive attitude.  \n– Don’t let more difficult questions raise your anxiety and steal your valuable time. Move on and find success with other questions.  \n– Avoid watching for patterns. Noticing that the last four answers are “c,” is not a good reason to continue with that pattern.  \nStarting the exam  \n• Rely on your first impression.  \n– The answer which comes to mind first is often correct.  \n– Nervously reviewing questions and changing answers can do more harm than good.  \n• Plan to finish early and have time for review.  \n– Return to difficult questions you marked for review.  \n– Proofread your essays and pay attention to grammar and spelling.  \n– Make sure you answer all the questions. Many students have failed to notice questions on the backside of the paper.  \n• Consider every test a practice session– analyze your performance.  \n– Test taking is an art which needs refinement. One can not refine the art without practice and serious evaluation.  \n– Go through each test thoroughly and see if your plan worked.  \n– Look at each section to identify your fault patterns. Do you need to work on true/false, multiple choice, or essay questions?  \n– Talk to teachers regarding low scores, especially on essays.  \nGuidelines for Answering True/False Questions  \n• When you do not know the answer. Mark it true!  \n– There are generally more true questions on true-false exams than false questions.  \n– Instructors find it difficult to make a false statement look true.  \n– Specific detail in the statement may also tend to make it true. For example, the statement “Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in one season” has specific detail and is more likely to be true.  \n• Look for any factor that will make a statement false.  \n– It is easy for the instructor to add a false part to an otherwise true statement.  \n– Students often read the question and see some truth and quickly assume that the entire statement is true. For example,“Water boils at 212 degrees in Denver.” Water boils at 212 degrees, but not at Denver’s altitude.  \nGuidelines for Answering True/False Questions  \nLook for extreme modifiers that tend to mark the question false.  \nExtreme modifiers, such as always, all, never, or only make it more likely that the question is false.  \nHere is a more complete list of EXTREME modifiers.  \n• all  \n• best  \n• none  \n• absolutely  \n• always  \n• never  \n• worst  \n• absolutely not  \n• only  \n• nobody  \n• everybody  \n• certainly  \n• invariably  \n• no one  \n• everyone  \n• certainly not  \nGuidelines for Answering True/False Questions  \nQualifying words tend to make a question true.  \nQualifiers (seldom, often, many) increa","cbCaioe3JE6vFQyX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioe3JE6vFQyX","pdf",2077967,45,"English","# Starting the exam\n## Gathering knowledge of the truth\n## Arrive early and reduce anxiety\n## Listen to last minute instructions\n## Read directions carefully and watch for details\n## Plan time and maintain positive attitude\n# Guidelines for True/False Questions\n## Identify statements likely true\n## Identify factors that make statements false\n## Use extreme modifiers and qualifiers\n## Handle negative words or prefixes\n# Guidelines for Multiple-choice Questions\n## Formulate an answer before reading options\n## Eliminate unlikely answers first\n## Choose from middle range, not extremes\n## Prefer longer, more descriptive options","[{\"question\":\"How should students prepare before starting the TEAS Math exam?\",\"answer\":\"Use concentrated, effective study to place facts into memory. 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