158: 5 Secrets to Taking Multiple Choice Tests Well




The College Prep Podcast show

Summary: <a href="http://collegepreppodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Screen-Shot-2017-04-04-at-11.42.09-AM.png"></a>Too many students struggle with multiple choice tests. <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> 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> * pay attention to the design of the test<br> * make sure you’re reading the details in both questions and answers<br> * change your focus from finding the right answer to eliminating the wrong answer<br> * troubleshoot when you can’t actually write on the exam<br> * compare choices once you’ve narrowed them down,<br> * “work backward” to choose the correct answer, and<br> * discern what test-taking advice is ineffective and should be ignored<br> <br>