- Read the directions
carefully
- Know whether you must
mark the one best correct answer or all correct
answers
- Know if you are
penalized for guessing;
Find out if an incorrect answer will cost you more
points than a blank answer
- Read the stem of the
question
(the question
itself as opposed to its options)
all the way through,
then read each possible answer all the way through
- Use these options
themselves
to provide you with hints about things you need to
know
- If you are uncertain
of the correct answer,
cross out the options you know are definitely wrong,
then mark the question so that you can reconsider it
at the end of the exam;
- Circle all negative
words
and "100% words" within the question stem
and options. 100% words are those that don't
allow for exceptions, like "all"
- "All of the
above" answers are often correct.
If you know two of three of options are correct,
"all of the above" is a strong possibility
- If you're not sure
about a number answer,
toss out the high and low and consider the middle
range numbers
- If you have no idea of
the answer
- check for "look
alike" options to find what you consider the
best answer among them;
- check for the most
inclusive option--the option that contains the
most information.
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