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Objective Tests Objective tests may include questions that ask whether something is true or false, multiple choice or fill in the blank questions. There are three steps you should follow when taking an objective test: Step 1: Go through the test once answering only what you are confident about and know the answer to. Skip the hard ones for now. Answering the questions you know will help you build your confidence and may give hints to possible answers for the harder questions. Going over the answers you already know can be considered an “in-test review”, helping you remember the answers that might have been previously just out of grasp. Step 2: Go over the test again, looking at the problems you previously skipped. You should be more “warmed up” as a result of the previous round. When answering these questions make sure to try to eliminate what you know is logically incorrect. Also apply what you read in the previous section about not knowing the right answer. For example: Among possible answers a) running b) thinking c) jogging d) writing, since jogging and running are similar you would disregard them, because there can only be one right answer. Step 3: On any problems you have left you just have to make your best guess. If you don’t know the answer, try to rule out what you don’t know and choose what you think fits the most. Tips for objective tests Watch for key words such as never, always and sometimes. Watch out for negatives. Make sure you understand the question. Look for problems with a range of numbers. If you don’t know exactly what the correct one might be, choose one of the ones in the middle of the range. For example: In the range 1, 5, 7, 20, the answer would be less likely to be 1 and 20 than 5 and 7. The reason for this is that teachers usually select a higher and lower number around the correct one. Check to make sure that you will not be penalized for wrong answers. Back Next