The document provides test-taking tips for standardized tests. It recommends reading the questions first to focus your reading, looking for key words like "NOT" that can change the meaning, and reading the entire passage to avoid being seen as a lazy reader. When choosing answers, pick the best rather than what just sounds good, look at all options before deciding, and put a dot next to guesses to check back later. Other tips include working backwards if stuck between two options, not panicking as some questions can be skipped, and remembering the goal is to pass rather than get perfect scores.

1. TEST
TAKING TIPS

3. START
MAKING
EDUCATED
GUESSES
NOW

5. TESTS ARE TRICKS

6. TESTS ARE TRICKS
Look for little things Like
“NOT”

8. When doing a reading section

9. When doing a reading section
READ THE QUESTIONS FIRST!

10. When doing a reading section
READ THE QUESTIONS FIRST!
Focus your reading

12. When doing a reading section

13. When doing a reading section
READ THE WHOLE THING

14. When doing a reading section
READ THE WHOLE THING
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR
LAZY READERS

16. IT NEEDS TO MAKE SENSE

17. IT NEEDS TO MAKE SENSE
NOT JUST SOUND GOOD

18. IT NEEDS TO MAKE SENSE
NOT JUST SOUND GOOD
All the answers will sound good
pick the BEST

19. LOOK AT ALL THE ANSWERS

20. LOOK AT ALL THE ANSWERS
Don’t pick the FIRST ONE YOU LIKE

21. THIS WILL HAPPEN

22. THIS WILL HAPPEN

24. IF YOU GUESS OR AREN’T SURE

25. IF YOU GUESS OR AREN’T SURE
Put a DOT IN THE MARGIN

26. IF YOU GUESS OR AREN’T SURE
Put a DOT IN THE MARGIN

27. IF YOU GUESS OR AREN’T SURE
Put a DOT IN THE MARGIN

28. IF YOU GUESS OR AREN’T SURE
Put a DOT IN THE MARGIN
ERASE AT THE END

29. FIRST GUESS IS ALWAYS BEST

30. WORK BACKWARDS

31. WORK BACKWARDS
If it’s NOT A or C

32. WORK BACKWARDS
If it’s NOT A or C
IT HAS TO BE B or D

33. WORK BACKWARDS
If it’s NOT A or C
IT HAS TO BE B or D
50/50 is better than 25/75

34. DON’T PANIC

35. There will be things you don’t know
Throw OUT - the wrong answers
DOT the guesses - check them later
MOVE ON!
It’s about PASSING
NOT GETTING AN A

36. It’s about PASSING
NOT GETTING AN A
If you use the dots, you should
know if you going to pass
before you turn it in!!