1. TriageA lesson on test-taking.By Joey Lehrman

2. Solve as many as you can... If James arrived to class 1/2 hour after Melinda, andMelinda arrived 2 hours before Peter (who arrived at5:17pm), at what time did James arrive? 2 + 2 = _____ If Wendy has twice as many apples as her son, and herson has three more than his dad, James, then how areWendy and James related? 3 x 4 = _____ 14 - 12 = ____ 19 - 18 = _____ 3. Solve as many as you can... If James arrived to class 1/2 hour after Melinda, andMelinda arrived 2 hours before Peter (who arrived at5:17pm), at what time did James arrive? 3:47 2 + 2 = __4___ If Wendy has twice as many apples as her son, and herson has three more than his dad, James, then how areWendy and James related? husband and wife 3 x 4 = __12___ 14 - 12 = __2__ 19 - 18 = __1___ 4. What is triage?Triage the process of determiningthe most important test questionsand solving them first. 5. Defined In medical emergencies anddisasters, triage (tree-ahj) isthe process of determiningwhich patients to treat firstbased on the severity of theconditions. In test-taking, triage refers toprioritizing work and timewith respect to problemdifficulty. 6. Triage is Challenging Test questions are not in order ofdifficulty. The questions in the beginning of a test are notalways easier than the problems at the end.For example1. 52 + 25 3(x+4) = 212. 20-43 + (x+9) = 143. (25 42) + x = 4(3 x) 7. Solve as many as you can... If James arrived to class 1/2 hour after Melinda, andMelinda arrived 2 hours before Peter (who arrived at5:17pm), at what time did James arrive? 2 + 2 = _____ If Wendy has twice as many apples as her son, and herson has three more than his dad, James, then how areWendy and James related? 3 x 4 = _____ 14 - 12 = ____ 19 - 18 = _____ 8. Triage is Challenging! The process of assessing eachproblems difficulty takes time. Time spent worrying whether a problemis too hard is time spent not working onproblems. 9. 12 12347 6 5891011 10. Assumptions1. Time to finish a test is finite.2. A test consists of a finite number of problems.3. Some problems are easier than others, but all problemsare worth the same amount.4. You are more likely to correctly solve easy problemsthan hard problems.ConclusionYou will achieve the highest score if you solve problems inorder of difficulty from easiest to hardest. 11. Read every question onceIf you know how to do itSolve it now!If youre not sure how to do itMark it and solveit later! 12. Will I solve it now orwill I solve it later?Ask this with everyquestion you read! 13. Triage ContinuedAfter you have done all the now problems, do asecond pass, attacking each of the laterproblems:1. If you put an answer but were not sure of it, check itagain you might see a mistake or realize thesolution.2. If you did not put an answer at first, but you realizedhow to do the problem go ahead and do it!3. If you still dont get it, just give it your best shot ormake an educated guess. 14. Triage Continued If you havent read or answered a problem, itsno big deal. But dont leave it blank. Pick one letter (A, B, C, or D.) Bubble in every unread and unansweredquestion with this letter.On the bright side, you should get about one-fourthof them right! 15. In review Ask yourself: Solve now or solve later? Dont spend too much time deciding (5-10seconds) Triage is not cheating. Its strategy 16. Practice now! If James arrived to class 1/2 hour after Melinda, andMelinda arrived 2 hours before Peter (who arrived at5:17pm), at what time did James arrive? 2 + 2 = _____ If Wendy has twice as many apples as her son, and herson has three more than his dad, James, then how areWendy and James related? 3 x 4 = _____ 14 - 12 = ____ 19 - 18 = _____ 17. Solve as many as you can... If James arrived to class 1/2 hour after Melinda, andMelinda arrived 2 hours before Peter (who arrived at5:17pm), at what time did James arrive? 3:47 2 + 2 = __4___ If Wendy has twice as many apples as her son, and herson has three more than his dad, James, then how areWendy and James related? husband and wife 3 x 4 = __12___ 14 - 12 = __2__ 19 - 18 = __1___ 18. The End.Triage By Joey Lehrman