Test Taking Hints

1. Remember, throughout your preparation and taking of any test, that no test is the most important thing in your life.  This has impact in your preparation habits, and your behavior during the exam.  Cheating is not worth it, either materially or spiritually.
2. Get plenty of sleep the night before a test.  Your brain will function much better when it is rested.  As you take the test, your short-term recall will fail, and you will have to rely more and more on clear thinking and deduction.  So all-nighters are usually counter-productive.
3. Never leave a question without an answer.  Even if your mind goes blank, put something down.  If you don't heed this advice, you'll have to hear my "Insect Taxonomy Final Exam" story all over again
4. Essays should be
   • logically organized (make the logical structure plainly visible, to the point of underlining key words).
   • written in complete sentences, unless instructed otherwise.
   • written in pencil (see #5 below).
5. Bring at least two (2, II, dos, zwei, nee) pencils to the exam.