Multiple Choice Test Taking Tips

• Read the multiple choice question before you look through the answers.
  
  
• Develop an answer for the question in your head before looking at answers presented, this way the choices given on the test won't trick you or influence your thought process.
  
  
• Before figuring out which answer you believe is correct eliminate the answers you know aren't correct.
  
  
• Read all the answer choices before choosing your final answer.
  
  
• If there isn't an penalty for guessing, always take an educated guess and select the answer you feel is most correct.
  
  
• Usually your first choice is the right one, unless you misread the question. Don't keep changing your answers once you've made an educated decision
  
  
• In "All of the above" and "None of the above" choices, if you are certain one of the statements is false don't choose "All of the Above" or one of the statements is true don't choose "None of the above".
  
  
• In a question with an "All of the above" choice, if you are certain that at least two correct statements, then "All of the above" is most likely the correct answer.
  
  
• A positive choice is more likely to be true than a negative one.
  
  
• Usually the correct answer is the choice with the most information. However, this isn't always the case. But if you have to guess we recommend selecting the choice with the most information.