Asastudentyoucandowellonatestifyouhaveagoodknowledgeoftheinformationthatisbeingtested.51TheDETERstrategy(策略)canhelpyoudoyourbestonanytest.EachletterinD

　　Asastudentyoucandowellonatestifyouhaveagoodknowledgeoftheinformationthatis

　　beingtested. 51 TheDETERstrategy(策略)canhelpyoudoyourbestonanytest.EachletterinDETERremindsyouofwhattodo.

　　D=Directions

　　Readthetestdirectionsverycarefully.Askyourteachertoexplainanythingaboutthetestdirectionsyoudonotunderstand. 52 .

　　E=Examine

　　Examinetheentiretesttoseehowmuchyouhavetodo.Onlybyknowingtheentiretaskcanyoubreakitdownintopartsthatbecomemanageableforyou.

　　T=Time

　　53 Iftherearedifferentpointsforitemsplantospendthemosttimeontheitemsthatcountforthemostpoints.Planningyourtimeisespeciallyimportantforessaytests.

　　E=Easiest

　　54 Ifyougetstuckonadifficultitemthatcomesupearlyinthetestyoumaynotgettoansweritemsthattestthingsyouknowwell.

　　R=Review

　　Ifyouhaveplannedyourtimecorrectlyyouwillhavetimetoreviewyouranswers. 55 Alsomakesuretoreviewthetestdirectionstobecertainyouhaveansweredallitemsrequired.

　　A.Doyouknowwhattheselettersstandfor?

　　B.Inmyopinionyoushouldfollowtheadvicewhentakingatest.

　　C.Usethetimetomakethemascompleteandaccurateaspossible.

　　D.ThesecondEinDETERremindsyoutoanswertheeasiestitemsfirst.

　　E.Onlybyfollowingthedirectionscanyouachieveagoodscoreonthetest.

　　F.Butusingastrategywhentakingthetesthelpsyoutoshowwhatyouknow.

　　G.Onceyouhaveexaminedtheentiretestdecidehowmuchtimeyouwillspendoneachitem.