Tips: Test-Taking Skills

Questions to ask yourself about your strengths and weaknesses as a test taker; especially useful after taking a practice exam

Basic Test-Taking Strategies

General as well as specific pointers for before, during, and after your test

How to Write With Style and Impress Your Mentor

How to improve your essay by writing economically, projecting confidence, and having a great first and last sentence 

Twenty Words and Phrases Your Examiners Are Tired of Reading and What to Say Instead

How to improve your essays by avoiding clichés and increasing originality

Seven Test-Taking Tips for Adult Students

Advice geared specifically toward adult learners who need to prepare for exams

Seven Mistakes the Night Before a Big Test You Will Never Make Again

Strategies for reading and answering multiple-choice questions, plus pitfalls to avoid

Multiple-Choice Test-Taking Tips

Several quick hints for answering multiple-choice questions

How to Write Better Essays: Five Practical Tips

Becoming a better writer by reading more, choosing words carefully, and other strategies

Fourteen Most Effective Tactics to Conquer Test Anxiety

What to do—and what NOT to do—on test day

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