Some test taking help (plz read thx)

[someperson1987]

This isn't the most interesting post but plz, i'd appreciate some help.

This site is for picking up women i know, but im sure some of you must be academic superstars and hope can give me some help. This is really troubling me lately

Lately im a little upset. Thing is, for all my math test i only usually manage the second or third highest mark but I JUST KEEP READING QUESTIONS WRONG. And then goes two or three marks and 10-15% of the grade. BUt i look but i always knew how to do the question. ANd that's really upseting. I know im no dumber than the top guy but still, he always beats me cause i read the quesiton WRONG.

HOW do you avoid this. I've tried reading it slow----> doesn't work. Any ideas? Someone must be a math wizard here. Please offer some help.

 

[someperson1987]

Please i know this isn't the most interesting post. BUt i'd really appreciate some help thx

 

[SmoothTalker]

Well, my friends generally consider me a math wiz, and I also have the same problem sometimes.. If you're already trying to read them carefully and it still happens, I really dont know..


Are you really rushed? Perhaps with more practice you'd be able to do questions faster, leaving more time for reading.. and just a though, perhaps you could make pointform notes summarizing the question and what you have to do for it before beginning, to make sure you understand it.

 

[someperson1987]

well no im not rushed i usually finish early BUT STILL HAPPENS lol.

I usually finish in half the time,but still, something always happens even after a third reading.

i seriously need some help on this. My grade is 12% lower than it should be (100-stupid mistakes=2nd or 3rd highest mark only)

 

[Centaurion]

if you finish and still have half the time left AND make mistake, then you are just basically rushing it. Take your time, read the questions a couple of times.

 

[JohnJones]

I think it's just a habit of assuming you know what the question asks.

I think the answer is practice to maintain the right mental agility, and reading the question 2-3 times to make sure you do get it.

When I was studying for the bar, there were several multiple choice questions that I always got wrong because, as far as I could tell, I just made a habit of getting wrong. Disecting them and making sure I knew what was asked was the answer and never assuming I knew what was asked.