Preparation helps students perform better on tests in several ways. It reduces test anxiety by allowing students to feel confident in what they're being tested on. Preparing also makes answering different question types easier, such as eliminating incorrect multiple choice options or recognizing if part of a true/false statement is false. Taking time to properly prepare avoids last-minute cramming that can cause students to miss important information likely to appear on the test. Overall, preparation is crucial for allowing students to pass exams with good grades.

1. Ch. 8: Test Taking: Showing What You Know
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How can preparation improve test performance?
Preparation can help you a lot when it comes to test. First of all, it helps you know what
you doing when it is time to take a test. It also keeps you from having the any test anxiety before
taking one. You can also answer objective and subjective questions easier. For instance, like
multiple choice questions would be easier because you will be able to eliminate choices that you
know and suspect are incorrect. You will also be able to spot key words and focus on the
qualifying terms. Also with true and false questions, you realize that if any part of a question is
false, you will know that the whole statement is false. When you prepare for a test, you won’t
have cram before a test. Cramming is not a good way to study for a test because you can miss
key words and passages throughout a section you are studying and it may end up being on the
test. Also you will not have enough time to study everything that needs to be focused on when
you cram, you kind of rush through everything just so can get an idea of what’s going on. One
of the most important things that test preparation can help you do is pass with a very good grade.