The document provides 7 essential strategies for taking tests: survey the test, budget time, decide on a starting point, read directions carefully, use time wisely, and don't leave blanks. It also describes 4 levels of response when answering questions - immediate, delayed, assisted, and educated guessing - which involve different levels of recall and strategies to try answering if full recall is not achieved. The document cites 3 sources for the test-taking strategies and levels of response information.