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Hunter Entrance Exam Test-taking Tips
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Always be aware of your time
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Leave some “breathing room” for sections that
you know you will struggle with
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Save the most difficult questions for last
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There is no penalty for guessing so do your best
to eliminate answer choices and take an educated guess
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Be well-rested and confident when taking the
test
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Being nervous, hungry or otherwise in a bad
state of mind will affect your performance more than you think
Essay
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Outline your ideas for the essay à make sure each
paragraph transitions to the next
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May seem time-consuming but can end up saving
you time when you have a good grasp of what you need to write
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Be sure to include the structureà intro, 2 or 3 body
paragraphs, conclusion
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Use more advanced vocabulary and phrasing
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If you read a lot-which you should-try to copy
some of the sentence structures of your favorite author
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You get better at writing by learning from
others and emulating their style
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Longer essays tend to score better but make sure
you have something interesting to say with every sentence
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Make it a story! à
every sentence, paragraph, and idea should flow and transition into another
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Make reader WANT to read more à a captivating
introduction-with some high level vocabulary-is especially important
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First impressions are crucial
Grammar
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Reading the sentence aloud-but quietly, you’re
in a test-can help you find mistakes
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Don’t rely on this completely! Know your grammar
rules.
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Tense agreement, noun-verb agreement, adverbs,
pronouns, proper nouns, etc.
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Don’t be afraid to choose “no error”! Have
confidence in yourself.
Reading
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Practice your reading speed and comprehension
through repetition and reading techniques
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Getting used to reading at a “testing speed” is
important à
it’s not necessarily important to know every detail-although it would be great
if you can-but enough to answer the questions
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Techniques such as reading the introductory and
conclusion paragraphs or learning the idea of a paragraph through its topic
sentence
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Grasp the author’s tone
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Does he use a lot of words with a positive or
negative connotation when talking about something? Does he use a lot of extreme
words to show his emotions?
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Ask questions like these to better understand
the main idea of the passage and more easily answer questions
Math
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Know topics such as geometry, algebra,
probability, and coordinate system
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Learn efficient but organized “scrap paper
technique”
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There’s plenty of space to do your work so use
it instead of solving problems in your head
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Helps you be less prone to making mistakes
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However, make sure your work is organized and
clear so you don’t confuse yourself with work from different problems
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Use the multiple choice to your advantage à you can save time by
plugging in the choices that seem most likely for algebraic equations and other
questions
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“Guess and check” except you know the right
answer is in front of you
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