The date for this year's secondary school entrance exams is fast approaching. The regular dates for the Unified Entrance Examinations are this Thursday and Friday (13 and 14 April 2023). For the best results, here are some tips on how to best prepare for the exams and how to do your best during them.
1. Fortune favours the prepared
Make sure you get a good night's sleep, have a good breakfast and
have enough energy for the entrance exam. Prepare enough pens and
pencils (never use a rubber pen). It is acceptable to write only in blue or
black ink. Do not forget your drawing materials (ruler, drawing triangle,
protractor and compass). Also remember to bring your watch, drinks and snacks.
Go to the toilet before each test.
2. Comply with the requirements of the assignment
Read the introduction page of the test. Before you start working on the solution
of the assignment, you should read it twice before doing it. The assignment allows
underlining. For crossword puzzles there is always only one correct answer. For incorrect
no points will be deducted from the answer. Therefore, if you do not know the correct answer, it will be
best if you guess her. Never write anything extra and don't waste your time.
Do only what you are asked to do in the assignment.
3. Follow the rules
Don't forget to turn off your mobile phone and don't wear smartphones
watch. Using a calculator is also prohibited. Never describe. Even a bad
an answer is always better than being expelled from the entrance exam.
4. Start with what you know
Time-consuming tasks where you are unsure of the correctness
save the outcome for the very end. Isn't geometry your strong suit
page? Save it for last, and work instead on the types of questions in which
you're good. Do you have spelling problems? You should spend more time carefully
reading the text. Are you aware that you are reading slowly? Start with shorter texts. It's
better to start with the questions you know the answers to, so you can relieve yourself
from nerves. Don't panic, few people answer all the questions correctly.
Feel free to skip questions and don't stay on one question for too long. Incomplete
mark the questions on the paper so that you can easily find them at the end.
5. How to choose the correct answer
One answer is always correct unless there is no
the "other answer" option. The likelihood of entering some
of the tasks wrong is so low that you'd better not count on it at all. If
you don't know the answer immediately, try the elimination method. This procedure is useful
especially for matching questions and A/B/C/D questions. If you are pressed for time,
you don't have to finish the task. Just select the nearest number from the given
options in an order that makes sense to you.
6. Tips for the Czech test
First, go through the whole test to get a better idea
about how long each text is and how many questions are related to it.
Read the questions carefully and look for expressions that are correct or
wrong? Read the questions carefully - you have to find the wrong or the right one.
expression? Watch out for grammatical errors and carefully distinguish between capital and small capitals.
letters. In some multiple-choice questions, incorrect answers are
points are deducted, but this is always stated in the assignment. Write only what
you're sure. Conversely, do not write anything that is not explicitly required in the assignment.
Do not submit tests with blank fields. If you don't know the correct answer, then
at least try to guess, otherwise you're wasting points.
7. Advice for the maths test
Always read each assignment carefully. You have to
the record sheet to indicate only the result or also the solution procedure? Note
other requirements in the question text, for example that the result must be a fraction in
basic form or that there must be no parentheses in the formula for the result. The units are
always part of the correct result, don't forget to mention them! If you are not sure,
don't leave the whole question and try to solve at least some of the
sub-questions. You can also get points for the correct solution even without a result. Question
with a pen around the drawing, otherwise your answer will not be accepted. The pencil lines are
because they don't have to scan it. If the answer is Yes/No, there is a 50% chance of a correct
Answer. We recommend underlining the results of the sample questions to make the answer
sheet more clear. Don't forget that on the last page of the test booklet you will find
useful patterns to solve not only word problems.
8. Priority is given to the record sheet
At the end of the examination, only the record sheet is handed in, which is
is then scanned and this scan is then evaluated. Closed tasks (crosshatching)
is corrected by the computer, while open assignments are corrected by the teacher. No one records the worksheet
does not judge the whole. Pay great attention to the numbering of questions, to human indulgence
you can't rely on. The crosses on the sheet must be made exactly according to the pattern,
small crosses or pipes will not be accepted as answers. Incorrectly marked answers
should be corrected according to the template on page 1 of the assignment. Answers can be modified
by blackening the original square and ticking another square. Unfortunately, it is not possible to
return to your original choice, so don't rush to change your answer. Your answers
do not write outside the fields in the record sheet. Answers that are outside the marked
area for responses, they will not be visible when scanned. In open jobs
write legibly and grammatically correct. Always think carefully about your answers and write them down
them into the record sheet continuously, not only at the end of the test. For questions that you
instruct you to state the procedure, you do not have to copy the question.
9. Solve tasks slowly and with discretion
It's much better to solve problems slowly than to rush and solve, for example
and multiple tasks at once. Write down procedures, justify, underline and make
Loads. If something doesn't work out, don't start from the very beginning, but first
re-read the problem statement and check your calculations to see if they
you have no bugs. No need to start all over again from the very beginning! If you start having
feel like you can't do it, take a break. Close your eyes for a moment and
concentrate only on your breath.
10. Check the remaining time
You will always have a sign on the board telling you when the test will end.
You can check the time yourself at any time to get a better idea,
how you're doing. A very rough estimate is that for a test in ČJ, 2 minutes per
task (60minutes/30 tasks), 4 minutes for maths
per problem (70
minutes/16 tasks).
At the beginning, take at least three minutes to go through
through the entire test and three minutes at the end to review the entire record sheet.
During this check, focus on the following points:
Have you filled in all the closed questions?
Your math scores are underlined and your scribbling is circled.
with a pen?
Your Czech writing assignments are legible and correct
spelled correctly?
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