363: 5 Secrets to Taking Multiple Choice Tests Well




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Summary: <br> <a href="http://collegepreppodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-04-at-11.35.59-AM.png"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> Too many students struggle with multiple choice tests.<br> <br> <br> <br> Often, this difficulty is not that they don’t know the material but rather because they haven’t learned how to take those tests well.<br> <br> <br> <br> Listen in as Megan provides her top five tips so you stop losing points on tests. Specifically, she discusses habits for how to:<br> <br> <br> <br> * pay attention to the design of the test* make sure you’re reading the details in both questions and answers* change your focus from finding the right answer to eliminating the wrong answer* troubleshoot when you can’t actually write on the exam* compare choices once you’ve narrowed them down,* “work backward” to choose the correct answer, and* discern what test-taking advice is ineffective and should be ignored<br> <br> <br> <br> This episode originally aired as episode 158 on May 1, 2017. <br>