ICTS Test Secrets Study Guide
Includes Practice Test Questions
"Get a high score on the Illinois Certification Testing System test, without spending weeks or months of studying, by relying on our ICTS Test Secrets study guide..."
Dear Future Illinois Teacher,
One gorgeous day last spring, a young lady got the dreaded news: the official score from her ICTS exam. It was nowhere near as high as she had hoped it would be. Actually, it was far worse than that; despite her years of study and her great college grades, she had failed the ICTS test.
This was a crushing blow. All her hopes and dreams of making a difference in children's lives as a teacher were swirling down the drain. All because of a low score on the ICTS test...
Thinking about her friends made it even worse. They had all gotten their scores, and every one of them had passed. She despised standardized tests, so she had put off taking it as long as possible. Now she hated these tests even worse.
"Why should I even have to take the ICTS to get a teaching license?" she exclaimed, as she threw her failure notice in the trash can.
She had no idea how she was going to tell her friends what happened. Then she began to despair at just how terrible her situation was, as it began to sink in that she would never have a teaching career if she couldn't pass the ICTS.
How to Avoid This Fate
For far too many people, the situation above isn't a story about someone else. It's the reality that they're living through right now. They did well in college, thought they had it made, thought they were on the fast track to a lifelong career in teaching... until their low ICTS score brought all their hopes and dreams to a screeching halt.
You see, there's a widespread myth that the ICTS is all about measuring academic abilities. It's not; that's why so many people do poorly on the ICTS even though they made excellent grades in college.
If the exam was only about how much a person had learned in college, then everyone who did well in college would easily pass the test. Instead of being all about knowledge and skills, the ICTS is actually just as much about measuring how good someone is at passing standardized tests. This certainly doesn't seem fair, but fair or not, it's how things are. Some people who would have made great teachers may never get the chance because they flunked the ICTS.
But it doesn't have to happen to you if you rely on our ICTS Test Secrets Study Guide. That's the reason we created ICTS Test Secrets: so that no qualified teacher has their dreams crushed due to a low ICTS score.
Our Guide to Passing the ICTS Is Like No Other
If you want to master the art of test taking, so that you can stop agonizing about getting an ICTS score that's just barely good enough to pass, and be confident of getting the high score you're capable of, then this may well be the most important letter you will ever read.
ICTS Test Secrets is a comprehensive guide to acing the ICTS exam, written by our own experts on the Illinois Certification Testing System. They've done in depth research into the concepts and subjects you'll encounter on the exam. Our painstaking research has uncovered the precise subject matter and skills that are essential if you're going to pass this rigorous exam. We've used the results of this intensive research to create a study guide that's guaranteed to help you pass the ICTS.
No matter which ICTS test you'll be taking, ICTS Test Secrets is the resource you need to get the high score you deserve. It has all the information and guidance you need to pass the exam and get your teaching career started right away.
Naturally, you may have some skepticism, so let us give you three great reasons you can rest assured we can keep these promises.
Three Reasons You Can Rely On ICTS Test Secrets
#1) Our name is Mometrix Media LLC, and we have an entire team of researchers who do nothing but study and "reverse engineer" standardized tests like the ICTS. We maintain very strict hiring standards for this team of researchers, and very few applicants for the rare open position come close to qualifying, as we set a very high bar for quality when it comes to our study guides and other materials. You can rely on their combined decades of experience in cracking the code for difficult standardized tests such as the ICTS to get that all important passing score.
#2) Most people simply aren't very good at preparing for tests; in fact, many badly overestimate how prepared they are for a major exam, even highly intelligent people. This has been proven in several academic studies, but it's not the fault of the students. It's the result of relying on ineffective and outdated study methods. But our experts here at Mometrix Media decided there had to be much better ways of preparing for exams. We just had to discover them.
We're convinced that we've done just that; we've found the secrets to beating these exams. We were surprised at what we found; some of the keys to getting a high score were unbelievably simple to implement once test takers found out about them.
We've put all the results of our research together in a compact, yet thorough, study guide that will allow anyone, no matter their present skill level, to see dramatically improved results with very little effort.
#3) Part of our motivation in creating ICTS Test Secrets was our frustration at the lack of quality test prep tools for the ICTS. Future teachers looking for help with the ICTS really had no good options. Most of what was available made the same fundamental error: it tried to teach the subject matter, instead of focusing on teaching the test. This doesn't work, because most of the people who will take the ICTS already have a pretty good grasp of what they need to know about teaching; it's the nature of the test that trips them up.
Test takers who do well on the ICTS do so because they understand the link between their knowledge of their subject, and how to use that knowledge in the context of the ICTS format.
That's what makes ICTS Test Secrets so powerful. We show you how to take the material you already know, and successfully apply it to the actual ICTS test format.
You'll save money, time, and headaches. You'll know how to avoid the weak test prep strategies and common mistakes that others are making, and discover what you need to know to achieve success on the ICTS. Here are just a few of the ways ICTS Test Secrets can help you...
Our Powerful ICTS Test Taking Strategies
- How to overcome one of your biggest obstacles - ICTS time limits. You'll learn how to dodge hidden "time traps", putting you far ahead of the average, uninformed test taker
- Super-fast techniques of breezing through the many easy questions, so you can spend more of your valuable time on the harder ones, without ever being in a hurry.
- Get fast answers for any questions you might have - just send us an email and one of our team will get back to you ASAP
- How to spot the questions on the ICTS which practically give away the right (or wrong) answer; even if you happen to be unfamiliar with the subject matter you'll still get these questions right
- Get the EXACT ICTS STUDY PLAN that gives the most powerful results in the shortest amount of time; avoid spending your valuable time on tasks and activities that don't pay off
- Our research team members aren't a bunch of "nerds"; they're experts on both the formats of standardized tests, as well as being experts on test taking, so you'll gain the information and skills you need to do your best when it really counts - on test day
- Our detailed and bite sized analysis (in plain English) that shows you how to take apart difficult and complex problems so you can conquer those really difficult questions, allowing you to turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone to ICTS success
- Why you don't need to guess about guessing when you're stumped. Learn when you should guess, how to do it, and how to maximize your odds and avoid the faulty strategies that lead so many others astray
- There are little known "tipoffs" that reveal the right answer for many questions; learn how to spot these telltale "giveaways" and ramp up your ICTS score
- How to lay the groundwork right away for a powerful and efficient ICTS prep plan that you can get started on immediately
- How to interpret ICTS questions so you'll know exactly what answer they're looking for, instead of wasting time wracking your brain trying to figure it out
- A little known method for beating some of the most difficult questions you'll face, allowing you to save a ton of time
- Exceptional customer service! Need to ship or email to a different address? Lost your study guide? Having any other problem? No worries; just email us and we'll take care of it right away, even on weekends
- You won't be getting a bunch of rehashed material; our experts' research is 100% original and independent
- Our "calibration strategy", which you'll only find here, makes sure you don't go too slow OR too fast, so you maximize your efficiency
- Our original and exclusive 5 step phased approach will show you how to get the most out of practice tests and other study aids
- Learn how to conquer procrastination, which is one of the biggest killers when it comes to passing the ICTS
- Learn why you don't want to spend too much time prepping for the ICTS, and how to know when you're thoroughly prepared
- Our checklist of the Top 20 things you need to address in the last 24 hours before you take the ICTS, so you can make sure you haven't overlooked anything at the last minute
- Find out why many answer choices that "sound" right are wrong, and how to tell the difference between the "right sounding" wrong answer, and the correct answer
- The "benchmark" tip for choosing between two or more answers that are very similar
- How seemingly "random" information in a question is often the key that lets you answer it correctly
- How to "tease out" clues to the right answer when you run across the rare question that leaves you completely stumped
- Our very own method to create your own "lifeline" when you're tempted to panic over a question that appears to be over your head
- Learn an easy and fast brainstorming trick that lets you quickly dissect a question and find helpful clues you previously overlooked
- Learn how to quickly spot "weasel words" and "fudge phrases" that can tip you off to the right answer
- Learn what "new information" in answer choices almost always means; this tip alone can give your ICTS score a big boost
- Contextual clues in questions and answers that can help you choose the correct response
- How to avoid wasting huge amounts of time trying to figure out technical terms you may not understand, and instead work around them
- There are two times when you NEVER want to thoroughly check your answers; find out what they are
- An unbelievably simple tip that will let you perform a fast "double check" that saves you from making mistakes, but doesn't take much time
- When an answer contains a direct quote from the question, is it the right or wrong answer? Find out with our guide
- What "extreme" statements are, how to spot them, and what they almost always mean when it comes to choosing the correct answer
- How to separate the possible answer choices of tough questions into "families," so you can quickly rule out one or more choices and boost your odds of answering correctly
And much more...
Now, those are some big promises. Can we really deliver on them?
Yes we can.
Let us explain.
First, let us make it crystal clear what ICTS Test Secrets isn't. It is NOT a warmed over collection of common knowledge study tips and things you're already aware of.
On the contrary, ICTS Test Secrets is a volume of techniques and knowledge that we've compiled specifically to help you pass the ICTS with as little study time as possible. It's written in plain English and is very user friendly.
We teach you the five essential skills you'll need for success on the ICTS exam, and we include a thorough review of the specific ICTS test you'll be taking.
But don't take our word for it.
See what some customers have to say about Mometrix test prep products:
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Warning: Six Criteria You Must Always Look For
There's a lot of useless, unhelpful and just plain wrong information out there about studying for the ICTS and other standardized tests. Here are six factors you must always look for in an ICTS study guide:
One: The people who wrote it must be professionals who have exhaustively studied the concepts and topics found on the ICTS if you're going to be successful.
Two: Even though it was authored by professionals, it must be written in plain, easily understandable language that all test takers can relate to.
Three: It should be fluff free; direct and to the point, so you don't waste time or get distracted.
Four: It should focus primarily on the ICTS exam itself, and only secondarily on the subject matter. As we pointed out earlier, if knowing the material was all that mattered, we wouldn't see so many people with high grades from excellent education programs failing the ICTS. Simply knowing the material doesn't mean a person will be able to succeed on the ICTS exam, as these are two different skills. A good study guide should bridge the gap between them.
Five: It must be easy and enjoyable to use, so the reader is actually motivated to study for the ICTS
Six: It must come with a money back guarantee. Anyone who doesn't pass the ICTS should get their money back. Period.
You'll receive more than 10 times your money's worth!
When you add up the costs of failing the ICTS - retesting fees, a minimum of a few months' salary missed out on, etc., and then compare the total to the small price of ICTS Test Secrets, you'll see you're easily getting more than 10 times your money's worth in value.
Here's what you're about to receive:
ICTS Test Secrets includes:
The 5 Secret Keys to ICTS Success:
- Time is Your Greatest Enemy
- Guessing is Not Guesswork
- Practice Smarter, Not Harder
- Prepare, Don't Procrastinate
- Test Yourself
Explanation of the different ICTS Series exams
The complete ICTS Strategy review including:
- Make Accurate Predictions
- Answering the Question
- Benchmarking
- Discerning Valid Information
- Avoiding "Fact Traps"
- Milking the Question
- The Familiarity Trap
- Quickly Eliminating Answers
- Cracking Tough Questions
- Brainstorming The Fast Way
- Reading Carefully
- Face Value Technique
- Handling Prefixes
- Weasel Words & Hedge Phrases
- Switchback Words
- The "New Information" Key
- Time Management Is Critical
- Exploiting Contextual Clues
- How Not to Panic
- How to Pace Yourself
- Answer Selection Secrets
- Check Your Work Rapidly
- The Direct Quote in Answer Key
- The Slang Tip
- The Extreme Statements Giveaway
- Answer Choice Families
In addition to a comprehensive study guide written for your specific ICTS exam,
along with many more secrets and tips we're including to make sure you pass the ICTS test...
You're Also Going to Receive these Great Bonuses
We're absolutely convinced that our guide will help you pass the ICTS, so as a further encouragement, we're adding the following to your purchase:
Bonus One
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These ICTS practice exam questions allow you to put your knowledge to a real test, before you take the actual exam. Review and repetition are key to success; using these practice questions will reinforce your strengths while helping you identify and brush up on weak areas.
Don't worry; we don't just give you the correct answer and leave it at that. We also provide in depth explanations as to why each correct answer is right, and some insights into the most common mistakes people make that lead to the wrong answers. These detailed answer keys are vital to your success when it comes to passing the ICTS.
Bonus Two
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- Identifying key concepts and getting the most out of your study resources
- Being ready for the unexpected and staying on track to pass the ICTS test
When you receive Study Secrets, you'll truly have the inside scoop on how to study effectively, so you get the most out of the time you spend preparing for the ICTS. You won't find a more comprehensive study manual than Study Secrets, and you get it for free when your order. And don't forget; we guarantee you'll pass the ICTS with these techniques, or you get you money back, no questions asked!
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Bonus Nine
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Bonus Twelve
LIFETIME VALUE BONUS
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We've simply had it up to here with smart, hardworking people missing out on opportunities only because of the score they received on the ICTS.
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