Mail Bag How to Do Well on Written Exams Joseph Klapp — an AWS CWI who works at Collins & Associates Your Eye Inside™ Made in USA Hawkeye® Borescopes quickly identify the quality and integrity of any weld, even in long tubes or complex parts! In combination with our Luxxor® Video Systems, you can also capture, document, and e-mail inspection images. Our video systems are compatible with any Hawkeye Borescope, and most other borescopes as well. 12 Inspection Trends / April 2011 Technical Services Inc. (CATSI), Wheelersburg, Ohio, and has API 653 as well as 510 Tank and Pressure Vessel Inspector credentials — thought the readers of Inspection Trends could benefit from these test taking tips. Doing well on written tests is a valuable skill that you can learn. When you recertify, get an endorsement, or add a new credential, the written test is important. It adds value to our employers and our careers by demonstrating that we know our stuff. With skill and confidence, you can manage about any test. If you’ve already passed the qualification test to become an AWS CWI, sharp welders may ask you about taking the exam. Here’s what you can tell them. Tests are a method to find out if you know enough of the right information. They’re usually written by a committee or person who has only read the book, so multiple choice questions are popular. You can learn the technique of doing well on written tests by following these guidelines. Before an exam, invest a few hours in getting ready. Read the body of knowledge. Get the current material, read it, and take notes. Find a practice test, and take it; you’ll feel good about all the parts you pass, and the rest can be fixed. Study these. If the test is open book, use tabs, highlight a little, and put notes in the margin. This helps you review the material and be ready. Carry your favorite calculator, if it’s allowed. If it’s solar powered, bring a spare basic calculator, and put in fresh batteries. Plan to get a good night’s sleep, and leave early. Give yourself time for traffic, finding a parking space and the room, as well as a few minutes to sign in. A light breakfast with some protein usually helps, and a little caffeine goes a long way. Bring a few fairly dull pencils. Dull is better because the tips don’t snap off or rip the paper, they’re okay to put in pockets, and if you must erase an answer, it’s easier. In addition, wear a watch, and know how many minutes and questions you have. Estimate the time per question. For example, if you have two hours for 100 questions, that’s 120 minutes for 100 questions, about a minute for each one. So, if you Defects in medical arterial stent as seen with a Hawkeye Pro Slim 12” gradientlens.com 800.536.0790 Weld in 3/4” stainless steel tube using a Hawkeye Pro Hardy 7” Welded and drawn tube viewed with a Hawkeye Pro Slim 7” For info go to www.aws.org/ad-index
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