Ways to Become a Good Test Taker成为一名优秀应试者的方法

Kelly Roell

You will not do well on a test if youve chosen not to study， but there aresome quick and easy ways you can improve your test-taking abilities， even if thattest is coming up tomorrow.

如果你选择不学习，你的考试成绩就不会好，但有一些快速而简单的方法可以提高你的应试能力，即使明天就要考试了。

Be confident

According to a study， the students who called themselves poor testers showedhigher stress before and during the exam. And testing anxiety1 can ruin2 a goodscore！ If you allow yourself to believe that you are able to get a good score， thenyou will do better. Believe and you can make it.

自信

一项研究显示，那些自称不擅长考试的学生在考试前和考试期间表现出更高的压力。而考试焦虑会毁了好成绩！如果你让自己相信自己能够得到一个好分数，那么你会做得更好。相信自己，你就能成功。

Keep track3 of time

time. Youre going to get a lower score if you have to rush at the end because youwere too free with your time at the beginning of the test. Before the test， you shouldtake a few seconds to decide how much time you have per question.

If you find yourself struggling5 between two answer choices and yourealready over the question time limit6， circle the question and move on to others，some of which may be way easier. Come back to the difficult one if you have timeat the end.

把控时间

成为一名优秀的应试者的方法之一是对时间保持警惕。如果你因为在考试开头使用时间过于随便而不得不在最后关头匆匆忙忙，那么你的分数会更低。在考试前，你应该花几秒钟决定你在每道题上花多少时间。

如果你发现自己在两个答案之间挣扎，而你已经超过了回答该题的时间限制，你可以圈出问题，然后继续解答其他题目，这些问题中的一些可能更容易答出来。如果你最后有时间的话，那就再回到那个难题上。

Use the answers

The correct answer of a multiple-choice7 question is right there in front of you.The only thing you have to do is differentiate8 between similar answer choices tochoose the correct one.

Look for the words in answers like “never”or “always”. Words like that willoften eliminate9 so many correct statements. Besides， a test writer will often use verysimilar wording to test your ability to read carefully. Knowing these， you may find thecorrect answer much more quickly.

利用答案

单项选择题的正确答案就在你面前。你要做的唯一一件事就是区分相似的答案选项，以选出正确的答案。

在答案中寻找诸如“从不”或“总是”之类的词。这样的词通常把太多正确的陈述排除在外。除此之外，出題者常常会使用非常相似的用词来测试你细心阅读的能力。了解到了这些，你可能会更快地找到正确答案。

Notes

1. anxiety . 焦虑；忧虑

2. ruin . 毁坏；破坏

3. track .小道；小径；轨道

4. vigilant  .警觉的；警惕的

5. struggle . 努力；挣扎

6. limit . 限度；限制

7. multiple-choice. 多个选择的

8. differentiate . 使不同；区分

9. eliminate . 剔除；把……排除在外