- Most true/false tests
contain more true answers than false answers.
When in doubt, guess true. You have a over 50% chance of
being right.
- Pay close attention to
qualifiers, negatives, and long strings of statements.
- Qualifiers are words
that restrict or open up general statements.
Words like "no, never, none, always, every,
entirely, only" restrict possibilities and usually
imply false statements. They imply a statement must be
true 100% of the time. Qualifiers like "sometimes,
often, frequently, ordinarily, generally" open up
the possibilities of making accurate statements and
usually indicate true answers. They make more modest
claims that are more likely to reflect reality.
- Negatives are confusing.
If the question contains negatives, like "no, not,
cannot," circle the negative and read the sentence
that remains. Decide whether that sentence is true or
false. If it is true, the opposite or negative is
usually false.
- Every part of a true
sentence must be true.
If any one part of the sentence is false, the whole
sentence is false despite many other true statements.
Therefore read long sentences carefully and pay
attention to each group of words set off by punctuation.
Sentences with long strings of words are most likely--
but not always--false statements.
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