Tips and Strategies for Answering Multiple Choice Questions

Read the full question -  Read a multi-choice question in its entirety before glancing over the answer options. Read each question thoroughly before reviewing the answer choices.

Answer it in your mind first -  After reading a question, answer it in your mind before reviewing the answer options. This will help prevent you from talking yourself out of the correct answer.

Eliminate wrong answers - Eliminate answer options that you are 100 percent sure are incorrect before selecting the answer you believe is correct.

Use the process of elimination -  Using the process of elimination, cross out all the answers you know are incorrect, then focus on the remaining answers.

Select the best answer -  It's important to select the best answer to the question being asked, not just an answer that seems correct. Often many answers will seem correct, but there is typically the best answer to the question that your professor is looking for.

Read every answer option -  Read every answer option prior to choosing a final answer. If you quickly assume you know the correct answer, without first reading every answer option, you may end up not selecting the best answer.

Answer the questions you know first -  If you're having difficulty answering a question, move on and come back to tackle it once you've answered all the questions you know.

Make an educated guess -  If it will not count against your score, make an educated guess or any question you are unsure about.

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