Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-Taking

Part 3

Identify key words.

This helps you focus on the main idea of challenging questions.

Rephrase difficult questions.

To understand questions better, rewrite them in your own words. Be careful not to change the meaning.

Organize your thoughts before you write.

Take time to organize your responses to short-answer and essay questions. You'll reduce the time you need to revise.

Write neatly.

Be sure you don't lose points on answers the teacher can't read.

Use all the time your given.

If you finish early, don't leave. Use the extra time to proofread and review your answers.

It's Online, but Is It On Target?

Part 3

Dot-What?
Look at the site's address. What follows the dot?

• Dot-com is not only for businesses; anyone can use it. Dot-coms include well known and respected companies but also private individuals.
• Dot-org usually indicates a not-for-profit organization.  Dot-com is not only for businesses; anyone can use it. Dot-coms include well-known and respected companies, but also private individuals.
• Dot-org usually indicates a not-for-profit organization. Many dot-orgs present unbiased information, but others have political agendas, focus on debatable issues instead of facts, and might not present all sides of an argument.
• Dot-gov indicates a government website at the federal, state, or local level. The federal government is a good source of statistics and its sites are widely considered among the most reliable.
• Dot-mil is used by sites that are part of the military.
• Dot-edu usually indicates a university website. While its published research is generally considered very trustworthy, anyone associated with the university, whether a world-renowned scholar or a freshman, can be given space on its server. Professors sometimes put student course work up on the web, but that doesn’t mean they’re vouching for the information’s accuracy