Your Mindset on Exam Day

• Start the exam quickly – Don’t hesitate or let the first question overwhelm you.
• Try knowledge. If that doesn’t work, Use common sense approach to the question. Do not overthink
• Never panic. Don’t know the answer? Breathe. Flag it. Review it later
• Find your Rhythm. Watch the time. Pace yourself.

Reading & Understanding

• Read carefully and thoroughly – multiple times if needed
• Pay attention to all provided information – Retain the important words. Delete the fluff
• Watch for “switchback” words – Words like but or however.
• Use contextual clues – Consider the context of the quetion to understand ambiguous statements.

Answering Questions

• Make a prediction – Before reading the choices, try to guess the answer.
• Answer the question – Only select answers that directly respond to the question.
• Eliminate wrong answers – Narrow down options to increase your odds.
• Beware of fact traps – A statement may be true but not answer the question.

Be mindful of Answer choices and ‘Traps’

The questions are not traps, but what you do may make them look like a trap.
Avoid doing this by:

• Avoiding extremes – Be cautious with choices that include words like always or never.
  Beware of exact quotes – Answers repeating the question verbatim may be traps.
  New info is suspect – If a choice introduces new info not in the question, it’s likely wrong.
  Familiarity ≠ correctness – Don’t pick a choice just because you recognize the terms -it may be the correct answer, but for a different question