Most of the time when you study, you do it because you have a test. Yes, it’s nice to remember information in the long run to use throughout your life, but at the crucial moment, you want to do well on that test. One method to study in a way that will help you during the test is to use something called the “black-red-green method.”
How to study for a test
The Black-Red-Green method was developed by the Royal Literary Fund in an effort to develop solid study methods for students. It is designed to help you understand the questions on your test as thoroughly as possible, so that your answer hits all the points the grader is looking for. You consider each question carefully and underline elements of it in black, red or green, depending on the criteria they meet.
The technique is specifically designed for test-taking and asks you to use black, red and green pens to dissect test questions before answering them. You underline elements of the question as follows:
Black represents "clear instructions", or the parts of the question that must be completed and answered in a certain way
