This week we continue our examination of reliable tactics for taking multiple choice exams:
4. Remain wary of options which include unqualified absolutes, such as “never,” “always,” “is,” “are,” “guarantees,” or “insures.” The restrictive nature of these answers are very difficult to defend, and therefore rarely possess the right answer.
5. When approached with “all the above,” “none of the above,” or “a and b but not c” type questions, treat each alternative as a true-false question and relate it back to the question stem.
6. The longest response often serves as the correct response. This trend is due to the relatively large number of qualifying adjectives or phrases to make the response the “best” answer.