• Course
  

Materials: Review your course syllabus and class assignment sheets so you know specifically what chapters and topics will be included on the test.

• Instructors:
  

Listen carefully to your instructor’s description of the test and the topics or chapters that the test will cover. Sometimes you instructor will emphasize which materials you should review or what types of questions will appear on the test.

• Other Students: 
  

• Summary notes can be: lists, comparison charts, outlines, flashcards, visual mappings or hierarchies, or Cornell notes.

• Summary notes differ from regular notes because they do not include all information, particularly information and concepts you already know.

• Predicting test questions is an excellent way to prepare for test and reduce test anxiety.
  
• Understanding the types of questions is the first step, some common question formats are:

¤Objective questions = true-false, multiple choice, and matching

¤Recall questions = fill-in-the-blank, listings, definitions, short answers, and problem solving

¤Essay questions  - retrieve the information from memory, organize it, and use effective writing skills to respond

• Predicting questions is even easier after you have taken one or two tests from a specific instructor and have a sense of the types of tests he or she uses.