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Objectives
- Feel less anxious about tests
- Survey the content of a test
- Identify challenges in taking standardized tests
- Check work thoroughly
- Discover alternative approaches to taking tests
- Develop routines for studying & practicing
- Prepare for the test day
- Maximize scores on the New York State Regents Examinations, ERBs/CTP 4,
ISEE, SHSAT, PSAT, SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests & AP tests
Test Preparation Offerings
- New York State Regents Examinations
- ERBs/CTP 4
- ISEE
- SSAT
- SHSAT
- PSAT
- SAT
- ACT
- SAT Subject Tests
- AP Tests
Tips and Strategies
- Skip hard questions quickly
- Return to easiest questions first
- Work quickly but carefully
- Try an alternative approach
- Guess only if there is no penalty for wrong answers
- Practice timed test sections
- Make a personal list of strategies
- Simplify the question
- Use logical reasoning
- Look for a pattern
- Find a shortcut
- Underline & circle keywords & key phrases
- Identify synonyms & synonymous phrases
- Find context clues
- Think with your pencil
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- Draw, label & add to diagrams
- Take notes
- Be efficient
- Read & re-read
- Check & re-check
- Plug in numbers
- Use the answers as a guide
- Eliminate wrong answer choices
- Solve backwards
- Convert fractions, decimals & percents
- Study grammar rules by writing original sentences
- Practice writing essays & learn from feedback
- Find specific evidence in reading passages
- Make flashcards for vocabulary & math strategies
- Learn the roots of words
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