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How I do on standardized tests is medium. I think I do medium on the tests because I don't always feel myself doing good because the questions get hard and it makes it harder for me to concetrate. I feel like I do good though sometimes because I can actually answer the problems without having any trouble.I don't consider myself a good test taker because I always end up guessing and it makes me mess up. I have always been this way because I get distracted and sleepy and I start guessing. I actually don't prepare myself because I always think I know things when I really don't. I never study , I always end up being on my phone instead of preparing for the standardized test. I think the questions that I try hard on are the ones with short stuff

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