Multiple Choice Question test taking tips

1. Read the question before you look at the answer.




2. 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.



3. Eliminate answers you know aren't right.
   
   



4. Read all the choices before choosing your answer.



5. If there is no guessing penalty, always take an educated guess and select an answer.



6. Don't keep on changing your answer, usually your first choice is the right one, unless you misread the question.



7. In "All of the above" and "None of the above" choices, if you are certain one of the statements is true don't choose "None of the above" or one of the statements are false don't choose "All of the above".



8. 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 answer.



9. A positive choice is more likely to be true than a negative one.



10. Usually the correct answer is the choice with the most information.
    

-Read each question carefully. Be aware of the capital letters indicating the focus 

and the most important part of the question.

Ex: The tone of the poem can be described as all of the following EXCEPT...

-It will help if you knew some extensive vocabulary words. 

Some multiple choice questions as well as the answers may have vocabulary that you need to know in order to understand the question and answer the question correctly.

If any of the questions refer you back to the story or poem, it is 
important that you go back and re-read the lines referred to. This   will help you to answer the question to the best of your ability. Do   not try to depend on your memory. 
Ex: in lines 13-15 "walked by the way" means...
 
Make sure you are familiar with the literary elements and figurative language. There will be questions based on them. Ex: Which of the following literary techniques most significantly   contributes to the work as a whole...