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Film, Video How to take a test

digital viewing copy

About this Item

Title

  • How to take a test

Summary

  • Shows a teacher announcing a test, conferring with a student on the necessity for doing well on tests, and discussing the best ways of studying for one. Recommends that knowing what the test will cover, the mastery of new words, reviewing early, organizing material, reviewing with classmates, not being panicked, looking over the test carefully, knowing what kind of test it is, and checking the test carefully before turning it in will improve the overall test results. Concludes with the student following the teacher's advice and receiving a mark of 'good' on his paper.

Names

  • Centron Corporation
  • Young America Films

Created / Published

  • United States : Young America Films, 1956.

Headings

  • -  Test-taking skills

Genre

  • Educational films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  MP8144 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Centron Corp., Inc.; 20Aug56; MP8144.
  • -  Summary adapted from Educational film/video locator, third edition, volume I, p. 1605.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital) (ca. 11 min.) : sd., b&w.

Source Collection

  • Prelinger Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020600719

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Centron Corporation, and Young America Films. How to Take a Test. United States: Young America Films, 1956. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020600719/.

APA citation style:

Centron Corporation & Young America Films. (1956) How to Take a Test. United States: Young America Films. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020600719/.

MLA citation style:

Centron Corporation, and Young America Films. How to Take a Test. United States: Young America Films, 1956. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2020600719/>.