• 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!"