Portfolio Development File Structure. After you have chosen either a print or electronic portfolio type, determine a strategy for storing and organizing the materials. Think of this step in portfolio creation as building a pool of documents from which you can add to your portfolio. The file structure is similar for both hard-copy and electronic portfolios. First, you need a place to store each item. Hard-copy documents can be stored in folders or in a three-ring binder. For digital files, ask your instructor about the best place to save your documents. This could be on the school’s network or a flash drive of your own. Next, decide how to organize related files into categories and subcategories. The names for folders and files should be descriptive but not too long. For example, you may label a folder Certificates with one subfolder named Community Service Certificates and a second subfolder that says School Certificates. Appropriate certificates would be saved in their respective subfolder. 1. Decide on the file structure for your documents. 2. Create folders and subfolders on the school’s network drive or flash drive on which you will save your files. CTSOs Objective Test. Some competitive events for CTSOs require that entrants complete an objective component of the event. This event will typically be an objective test that includes terminology and concepts related to a selected subject area. Participants are usually allowed one hour to complete the objective test component of the event. To prepare for an objective test, complete the following activities. 1. Read the guidelines provided by your organization. 2. Visit the website of the organization and look for objective tests that were used in previous years. Many organizations post these tests for students to use as practice for future competitions. 3. Look for the evaluation criteria or rubric for the event. This will help you determine what the judge will be looking for in your presentation. 4. Create flash cards for each vocabulary term with its definition on the other side. Ask a friend to use these cards to review with you. 5. Ask your instructor to give you practice tests for this chapter of the text that would prepare you for the subject area of the event. It is important that you are familiar with answering multiple choice and true/false questions. Have someone time you as you take a practice test. College and Career Readiness 55 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.