Strategies for answering multiple choice questions – Flashcards
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Read the multiple choice questions before you read the passage so you know what information you are looking for.Underline/highlight the information in the reading when you find the answers the the questions.
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Come up with the answer in your head before looking at the possible answers;this way,the choices given on the test won't throw you off or trick you.
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Read all the choices before choosing your answers.
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Eliminate answers you know aren't right.
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Don't keep on changing your answer.Usually your first choice is the right one,unless you misread the question.
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in the question,circle words like "not" or "always" or "never".These will trick you.
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In a question with an "all of the above" choice,if you see that at least two correct statements,then "all of the above" is probably the answers.
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Once you've made a choice,go back to the reading/text to see if it is right.If you can't find the information in the reading,it's not right.
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if everything else fails,usually the correct answer is the choice with the most information.
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explict:
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Show whats happening
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Implicit:
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Does not show whats happening
