Anticipating test content

Pay particular attention to any study guides
that the instructor hands out in class before the exam, or even at the beginning of the course! For example: key points, particular chapters or parts of chapters, handouts, etc.
Ask the instructor what to anticipate on the test
if he/she does not volunteer the information
Pay particular attention--just prior to the exam--
to points the instructor brings up during class lectures
Generate a list of possible questions
you would ask if you were making the exam, then see if you can answer the questions
Review previous tests
graded by the instructor
Confer with other students
to predict what will be on the test
Pay particular attention to clues
that indicate an instructor might test for a particular idea, as when an instructor:
says something more than once
writes material on the board
pauses to review notes
asks questions of the class
says, "This will be on the test!