Mathematics Placement Exams at Bridgewater State College--Mathematics Exam General Strategies

  1. Getting the first three or four questions correct is important to your score.  Take your time and check your answer even if you see it among the offered choices.
     
  1. All common mistakes have been incorporated into the offered answer choices. If you see your answer among the choices, look for similar answers, then check your work to see if you made a careless error. 
     
  1. The correct answer is always among the options; try working backwards from given answers to determine the correct option. This is especially helpful with word problems.
     
  1. When you find you must guess, try to eliminate some of the options to improve your chances of guessing correctly.
     
  1. The test is adaptive so the more questions you answer correctly, the more difficult the following questions will be. So, if questions get more difficult this means you have done well so far.
     
  1. A major reason for low test scores is careless work.  Work problems a second time on a clean sheet of paper to check your work.
     
  2. Take the test seriously.  The score you earn will determine whether you may take a math course for college credit!

 

 

 

 

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Last Modified: February 1, 2007