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Multiple Choice Exams
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Process of elimination.
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Process of elimination.
antonlavey
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I'm great at multiple choice exams
antonlavey
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I'm great at multiple choice exams
- Jan 1, 2009
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my economics exams in first year were A-J, 10 choices. there was once 2 questions that I forgot how to do and i was pissed i didnt remember so i randomly guessed both. turns out i got both correct, 1/100 probability of that
- Jan 1, 2009
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my economics exams in first year were A-J, 10 choices. there was once 2 questions that I forgot how to do and i was pissed i didnt remember so i randomly guessed both. turns out i got both correct, 1/100 probability of that
- Jul 26, 2006
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"All of the above" unappreciation
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"All of the above" unappreciation
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Why don't you just pay attention in class? Or hey...you can study!
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Why don't you just pay attention in class? Or hey...you can study!
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Originally Posted by Dakingii
"All/none of the above" unappreciation
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Originally Posted by Dakingii
"All/none of the above" unappreciation
- Aug 4, 2004
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I'm a B+\A- student looking to get over the hump.
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I'm a B+\A- student looking to get over the hump.
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I always seem to get very high marks on multiple choice marks and can usually beat the class average by around 15% or more without even reading any of the material. If I actually study the material for a multiple choice test I usually end up with an A. Heres a few things Ive found:
-none of the above is usually not a viable answer, although ive seen a few professors who will use this answer. but most of the time i find its never the correct answer. "all of the above" on the other hand, is usually a good answer, ive had some tests where "all of the above" was the correct answer at least half the time it was an option.
-watch out for options with words like always, never, every, etc. i find that this usually will not be the right answer, while words like likely, sometimes, etc. are usually more indicative of a correct response.
-take your time when doing the test, but dont take too much time: read over the question and each response carefully and spend some time on it, but dont get too caught up on 1-2 questions and risk running out of time later.
-if you have time, read over each of your answers after youre done. theres been so many mistakes ive caught just by reading my answers over.
-none of the above is usually not a viable answer, although ive seen a few professors who will use this answer. but most of the time i find its never the correct answer. "all of the above" on the other hand, is usually a good answer, ive had some tests where "all of the above" was the correct answer at least half the time it was an option.
-watch out for options with words like always, never, every, etc. i find that this usually will not be the right answer, while words like likely, sometimes, etc. are usually more indicative of a correct response.
-take your time when doing the test, but dont take too much time: read over the question and each response carefully and spend some time on it, but dont get too caught up on 1-2 questions and risk running out of time later.
-if you have time, read over each of your answers after youre done. theres been so many mistakes ive caught just by reading my answers over.
- Jan 2, 2003
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I always seem to get very high marks on multiple choice marks and can usually beat the class average by around 15% or more without even reading any of the material. If I actually study the material for a multiple choice test I usually end up with an A. Heres a few things Ive found:
-none of the above is usually not a viable answer, although ive seen a few professors who will use this answer. but most of the time i find its never the correct answer. "all of the above" on the other hand, is usually a good answer, ive had some tests where "all of the above" was the correct answer at least half the time it was an option.
-watch out for options with words like always, never, every, etc. i find that this usually will not be the right answer, while words like likely, sometimes, etc. are usually more indicative of a correct response.
-take your time when doing the test, but dont take too much time: read over the question and each response carefully and spend some time on it, but dont get too caught up on 1-2 questions and risk running out of time later.
-if you have time, read over each of your answers after youre done. theres been so many mistakes ive caught just by reading my answers over.
-none of the above is usually not a viable answer, although ive seen a few professors who will use this answer. but most of the time i find its never the correct answer. "all of the above" on the other hand, is usually a good answer, ive had some tests where "all of the above" was the correct answer at least half the time it was an option.
-watch out for options with words like always, never, every, etc. i find that this usually will not be the right answer, while words like likely, sometimes, etc. are usually more indicative of a correct response.
-take your time when doing the test, but dont take too much time: read over the question and each response carefully and spend some time on it, but dont get too caught up on 1-2 questions and risk running out of time later.
-if you have time, read over each of your answers after youre done. theres been so many mistakes ive caught just by reading my answers over.
antonlavey
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lolol luckily the step one doesn't have this.Originally Posted by Dakingii
"All of the above" unappreciation
If you think that's bad you should see the arrow questions on the shelf exams I had to take this year.
They give you a list of factors, then put several arrows to each representing a change (increase, decrease, no change)....each answer choice has a diff combination. It's so easy to get these wrong because you could know what happens to most of the factors but miss one little detail and get the whole thing wrong.
antonlavey
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lolol luckily the step one doesn't have this.Originally Posted by Dakingii
"All of the above" unappreciation
If you think that's bad you should see the arrow questions on the shelf exams I had to take this year.
They give you a list of factors, then put several arrows to each representing a change (increase, decrease, no change)....each answer choice has a diff combination. It's so easy to get these wrong because you could know what happens to most of the factors but miss one little detail and get the whole thing wrong.
- Jul 23, 2005
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I am horrible at multiple choice exams, and I take my studying very seriously. I just hate when a question can be interpreted in different ways, leading to completely different answers. My Neuro professor would purposefully give us ambiguous questions on MC exams, and he'd be willing to give you credit if you chose an answer (any answer, no matter how unrelated) and could justify it.
- Jul 23, 2005
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I am horrible at multiple choice exams, and I take my studying very seriously. I just hate when a question can be interpreted in different ways, leading to completely different answers. My Neuro professor would purposefully give us ambiguous questions on MC exams, and he'd be willing to give you credit if you chose an answer (any answer, no matter how unrelated) and could justify it.
- Jul 16, 2009
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You not lying man. I look back and see i skipped one question and then all of is messed up and i need to start erasing and all.
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You not lying man. I look back and see i skipped one question and then all of is messed up and i need to start erasing and all.
- Apr 25, 2007
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Multiple guess.
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Multiple guess.
