I hate multiple choice any tips?
For example, on my gr 12 bio exam today, more than half of the questions had more than 1 correct answer. The question was asking what best describes gas exchange in humans, and literally 4 described gas exchange, but you had to pick which one is the one the teacher liked best... What do you do in these situations?
In previous years, there would usually be 1 or 2 questions where the multiple choice seemingly had more than 1 option that is correct, but this test, literally half of it was like this...:/
January 29, 2013
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get an eraser and label the sides "a" "b" "c" etc and flip the eraser
If you get the same answer 4 times in a row, one of them is wrong
[quote=DrHye]@FreeWii4Mii Some professors always have those in case they accidentally don't actually put a correct answer and it's brought to their attention later
OT: prestigechef is going off of assumptions and such that aren't even always true, so no, don't go by what he's saying. I had a teacher like that before (that had multiple correct answers, but she had preferences). The best way to deal with that is to just pay attention. She will make clear what she prefers above others.[/quote]
Some of those tips were from experience while others were literally given as tips before I took my OSSLT.
[quote=TickleMeChad]When in doubt, pick C.[/quote]
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@FreeWii4Mii Some professors always have those in case they accidentally don't actually put a correct answer and it's brought to their attention later
OT: prestigechef is going off of assumptions and such that aren't even always true, so no, don't go by what he's saying. I had a teacher like that before (that had multiple correct answers, but she had preferences). The best way to deal with that is to just pay attention. She will make clear what she prefers above others.
[quote=prestigechef]Usually two answers are always and blatantly wrong so that leaves you with a 50/50 shot. Then, B and C are usually the most common answers. When it has an option for "all of the above or none" then that one is usually the right one. Also as you're filling out your scanton, look for a pattern (like which ones are repeated answers) this is because teachers make these and no one can be completely random. These are pretty much my tips...[/quote]
my econ course had multiple choice exams where every question had "none of the above"
here's what the questions were like..
how did Canada's economy perform last quarter?
a) better than US
b) no worse than China
c) not as good as predicted by economists
d) ? (something else)
e) none of the above
only one of them is right
Usually two answers are always and blatantly wrong so that leaves you with a 50/50 shot. Then, B and C are usually the most common answers. When it has an option for "all of the above or none" then that one is usually the right one. Look for similar wording as the question.Also as you're filling out your scanton, look for a pattern (like which ones are repeated answers) this is because teachers make these and no one can be completely random. These are pretty much my tips...
When in doubt, pick C.
black shoe
There are usually nuances to a choice that make it the correct one. Test answers are not just written arbitrarily.
So, what do you do? You study until you actually know the info.