Test-Taking Practice and Strategies

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Test-Taking Practice: Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS)

1. Practice English Tutorials and Tests (PETT) Projects: ESOL Listening Practice Tests (multiple-choice listening questions by level)
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/pett/listening.htm
2. Practice English Tutorials and Tests (PETT) Projects: ESOL Reading Skills Tutorials and Practice Tests
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/pett/reading.htm
3. CASAS Sample Test Items for Classroom Use: Reading and Listening Levels A, B, C
   https://www.casas.org/home/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.showContent&MapID=1847
4. CASAS Reading Practice Game
   http://www.quia.com/rr/111381.html?AP_rand=2015596735
5. Activities Correlated to CASAS Competencies - List of Links
   http://abeonline.mpls.k12.mn.us/ELL2/ELL2-CASASComp.html

Test-Taking Practice: College Placement Test

1. College Placement Test (CPT) Practice Tests
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/testing/cpt/cpt_practice.php
2. CPT: Links for Sample Questions and Additional Information
   http://valenciacc.edu/assessments/cpt/cptprep.cfm

Test-Taking Practice: TOEFL and Other Tests

1. Practice Tests for the GED, ACT, SAT, TOEFL and NCLEX (the first four have reading, vocabulary and grammar practice; includes 20-25 questions per test)
   http://www.4tests.com/
2. Getting Ready for the Speaking Section of the New TOEFL (Voice of America; special English)
   http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2005-10/2005-10-11-voa2.cfm
3. TOEFL Goes Online, Adds Speaking Section (Voice of America; special English)
   http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2005-10/2005-10-05-voa1.cfm
4. Taking the TOEFL (Voice of America; special English)
   http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2006-11/2006-11-08-voa1.cfm
5. TOEFL Test Podcast (a variety of podcasts that review different parts of the test)
   http://www.eslpod.com/toefl/scripts/scripts.html

Test-Taking Strategies

1. Links to Test-Taking Tips and Assessment-Related Topics
   http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/tiparchive.phtml/5
2. Test-Taking Strategies: A Game Plan to Win (in printable PDF format)
   http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/downloads/pdf/test_taking_skills.pdf
3. No Pain, High Gain Standardized Test Preparation
   http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/assessment/nopain.htm#format
4. Guidelines for Answering Multiple-Choice Questions (a quiz about tests)
   http://www.byu.edu/ccc/learning/strategy.php#mc
5. Study Guides and Strategies
   http://www.studygs.net/
6. Tips for Better Test-Taking
   http://www.studygs.net/tsttak1.htm
7. Dealing with Test Anxiety
   http://www.studygs.net/tstprp8.htm
8. A Great PowerPoint Presentation on Tackling Tests (with sound) 
   http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/test-strategies.ppt
9. How to Do Your Best on Standardized Tests: Some Suggestions for Adult Learners
   http://www.sabes.org/assessment/
10. Test-Taking Strategies that Work (printable material with good tips)
    http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/weeklytips.phtml/78

Timers

1. Stopwatch (various online formats for countdown clocks)
   http://www.online-stopwatch.com
2. Class Timer (in online timer format with a sound option)
   http://www.vickiblackwell.com/timer.html

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