• Know the what the test covers. 
              Be sure you know just what material will be covered on the test. Ask
              the teacher to be specific about this. 
            • Ask your teacher.
              Ask the teacher how he or she would prepare for the test if they had to
              take their own test. Listen carefully to the answer to this question! 
            • Study old and practice tests. For exams, study previous tests. For
              ACT-type tests, there are books and computer software available that
              allows you to take practice tests. You may not have the same questions
              or problems on your test, but you will be aware of how the questions
              are formulated. Try to talk to someone who has taken this course from
              your instructor before. Get to know what type of questions are asked. 
            • Attend review sessions if available. Try setting up study sessions with
              your friends. 
            • Start your preparation early! You should actually start the first day
              of class. Keep up so you are not faced with a mountain of material to
              consider for the first time during the evening before the test. 
            • Get a good night's sleep. Those "all-nighters" that everybody talks
              about are seldom helpful for classes like physics where a lot of
              reasoning ability is required. 
            • Get up early. Get up at least two hours before test time. Have a good
              breakfast. Take a long shower. Be fully alert and at your best as the test
              begins. 
            • Do the easy ones first! As you take the test, if a problem seems
              difficult ... mark it and skip to the next one. When you've done the
              easier ones, you can go back and do the questions or problems in
              increasing order of difficulty. 
            • Keep your eyes on your own paper. Don't give the instructor any
              reason to think you are copying. If you think that they think you are
              cheating, this may be unnerving. Also, you may become distracted. Stay
              focused. Tend to business. This is serious. 
            • Pace yourself! Try to complete the entire test with at least 4 or 5
              minutes to spare. Then look back over the whole test. If you use a
              "scan-tron" like answer sheet, be sure to check all your markings! If you
              leave out an answer this may cause you to "get the wrong answer" to
              many questions that you knew cold. 
            • Stay calm. If you find yourself becoming nervous or anxious, lean
              back, close your eyes and take a deep breath. Hold it for a few
              seconds and then get back to work. Remember, you are well prepared
              for the test. There is no reason to become anxious. Give the test your
              best effort so there will be future occasion to look back on this
              experience with regret.