Math Tests - Tips That Work!

If only all math tests were as easy as this problem!!

Below you'll find some great tips to alleviate stress during math testing.

TIPS:

-Read each question, noting all of its parts.

-Underline or circle what the question is ultimatley asking you to solve, and what operation you need to use to solve it.

-Begin working only after you have scanned over all the questions on the test. This gives you a sense of the whole exam.

-Look for the question, or part of a question that resembles what you know how to do, and begin poking it and prodding it and thinking about it to see what it is made of.

-Don’t panic about the other students in the room and that they're solving problems and you're not – they’ve got their own worries too!!

-Work efficiently, being methodical and complete in your solutions. Box, circle, or underline your answers where appropriate. If you don’t take time to make your work neat and ordered, then not only will the grader have trouble understanding what you’ve done, but you can actually confuse yourself – with disastrous results. SHOW YOUR WORK.

-When you get the exam back, don’t bury it or burn it or treat it like it doesn’t exist – use it. Discover your mistakes and understand them thoroughly. After all, if you don’t learn from your mistakes, you are likely to make them again.

-Don't cram

-Eat breakfast

Information courtesy of Math Academy.