Now it’s time to take charge of exter-nal factors, like the testing site and the materials you need to take the exam.. Find Out Where the Exam Is and Make a Trial Run Do you know how to
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Time to complete: 10 minutes to read; time to
complete will vary Activity: Complete Final Preparations worksheet
You are in control of your mind and body; you are in
charge of test anxiety, your preparation, and your
test-taking strategies Now it’s time to take charge of
exter-nal factors, like the testing site and the materials you
need to take the exam
Find Out Where the Exam Is
and Make a Trial Run
Do you know how to get to the testing site? Do you
know how long it will take to get there? If not, make a
trial run, preferably on the same day of the week at the
same time of day Make note, on the Final Preparations
worksheet that follows, of the amount of time it will
take you to get to the exam site Plan on arriving 30–45
minutes early so you can get the lay of the land, use the
bathroom, and calm down Then figure out how early you will have to get up that morning, and make sure you get up that early every day for a week before the exam
Gather Your Materials
The night before the exam, lay out the clothes you will wear and the materials you have to bring with you to the exam Plan on dressing in layers; you won’t have any control over the temperature of the examination room Have a sweater or jacket you can take off if it’s warm Use the following checklist on the Final Preparations worksheet to help you pull together what you will need
Don’t Skip Breakfast
Even if you don’t usually eat breakfast, do so on exam morning A cup of coffee doesn’t count Don’t do doughnuts or other sweet foods, either A sugar high will leave you with a sugar low in the middle of the exam A mix of protein and carbohydrates is best: cereal with milk and just a little sugar, or eggs with toast, will
do your body a world of good
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Final Preparations Getting to the Exam Site
Location of exam site:
Date: _
Departure time: _
Do I know how to get to the exam site?
Yes _ No _
Things to Lay Out the Night Before
Clothes I will wear _
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Time to complete: 10 minutes, plus test-taking time
Activity: Ace the THEA!
Fast forward to exam day You are ready You made a
study plan and followed through You practiced your
test-taking strategies while working through this book
You are in control of your physical, mental, and
emo-tional state You know when and where to show up and
what to bring with you In other words, you are better
prepared than most of the other people taking the
exam You are psyched
Just one more thing When you are done with the exam, you will have earned a reward Plan a celebration Call up your friends and plan a party, or have a nice dinner for two—whatever your heart desires Give yourself something to look forward to
And then do it Go into the exam, full of confi-dence, armed with the test-taking strategies you have practiced until they’re second nature You are in con-trol of yourself, your environment, and your perform-ance on the exam You are ready to succeed So do it Go
in there and ace the exam And look forward to your future success!
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tak-ing It is divided into three sections:
■ Reading, 42 multiple-choice questions
■ Mathematics, 48 multiple-choice questions
■ Writing, 40 multiple-choice questions and one essay
The THEA is timed, but for now, don’t worry too much about timing Just take this first practice test in as relaxed a manner as you can to find out your strengths and weaknesses
The answer sheet you should use for the multiple-choice questions is on the following page You should write your essay on a separate piece of paper When you finish answering the questions and writing your essay, you will find complete answer explanations
C H A P T E R
THEA Practice Exam 1
C H A P T E R S U M M A R Y
This is the first of the three practice tests in this book based on the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) Use this test to see how you would do if you were to take the exam today
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