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WELCOME TO TESTING

- Counts for A THIRD of your score - Last year - Super important to do well - Must score at least a 70 to qualify for

State/Nats- Consists of 100 MC test • Four categories: Marketing, Management, Hospitality and Tourism, and Finance

GENERAL TESTING TIPS 1. PRACTICE • There is no substitute

•ProProfs/Quizlet•WE ARE A RESOURCE

2. Context •Know the category that you want to be in•Research a little • Print out relevant articles/look up examples of your category - familiarize yourself with jargon

MORE GENERAL TESTING TIPS, NUGGETS

3.Go Back and Correct•Once you finish, go back and write down ones you missed/read explanations• Lots of repeats so be familiar with questions•Always a good idea to RETAKE tests

4. DON’T OVERTHINK• Clements Kids. • Don’t psych yourself out • Context clues/logic

3 STEPS TO TACKLING A QUESTION

Analyze (underline important info/see what question is asking you)

Strike (process of elimination/strike them out)

Reflect (think about whether the answer makes sense or not)

EXAMPLE NUMERO UNO

Going through the steps: Analyze – “potential ethical issue”, “distribution channel”Strike – we can strike out B and D since they do not include ethical conflicts. C may be an answer choice except (and as you learn more of business vocab this will be easier) there isn’t a conflict among distribution channels. Only likely choice is A and that’s probably the one that stood out to you firstReflect – yes this makes sense, ethical conflict apparent

EXAMPLE NUMERO DOS

Analyze - “businesses affected”, “social factors”

Strike – A and D don’t make sense in context. C takes into account social factors but B sounds the most reasonable. A business is dependent upon supply and demand and demand can be altered by social factors making B the BEST answer choice.

Reflect – yes makes sense, without demand for product a business can collapse or increased demand positively affects business

EXAMPLE NUMERO TRES Y CUATRO

ADDITIONAL TIPS AND TIDBITS

• Make sure to answer all your questions, ¼ chance of getting it right

• Skip over ones you don’t know and come back to them

• Pace yourself. You’re given ample time

• CONTINUE TRYING TO EXPAND BUSINESS VOCAB.

• PROPROFS IS BAE

• Ask us for more materials if you want them (vocab lists, books, flashcards)

• QUIZLETS ARE ALSO BAE

• Know your category so you can figure out cluster and study smarter

• Once you take a practice test, continue retaking until you score 95 or higher

• Research. Read. Learn.

HELPFUL LINKS IF YOU WANT EM

- FULL LENGTH TESTS ON PROPROFS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU064XB-aHQ –

Oregon Deca’s Test Taking tips- http://quizlet.com/subject/deca/ - SO MANY DECA

QUIZLETS- Search “DECA sample tests” and there should be pdfs for

each category on deca.org- If you want there are apps like DECA direct and DECA

competition that provide tests on your phone- Clementsdeca.com – competition tab – password:

eppes2815 – practice tests