How to take an exam 

I recently gave an exam to a group of microbiology students. This student has done an exemplary job of taking the test. Not because she scored very well on it (she did), but because of the way she took the exam.

• Notice that she has marked up almost every question with notes to herself. These notes don't necessarily mean anything to you or me, but to her, they helped eliminate wrong answers and choose right ones.
• Once she picked her answer, she didn't just mark her answer sheet, she circled the correct answer.
• She has also realized that multiple choice questions are just a series of True-False statements, and can be treated as such (see questions 2 and 9).
• She has underlined important words (see question 8).

These are techniques that can help you score higher on exams. Try them and see!