Test taking is a skill developed over a period of time as a student progresses in school. Remember, your child’s ability to take
a test is just one area of your child’s academic life. Below is a list of test taking tips that can be applied to improve multiple choice test questions. It’s important that children practice test taking skills on a regular basis.
Practice the following when taking a multiple choice test:
- Read the question twice before you look at the answers
- After reading the question and before looking for the answer provided on the test, try to come up with the correct answer on your own.
- Read all the possible choices before selecting one.
- Use a process of elimination to discover the correct answer.
- If “All the above” is a possible answer and you see two correct answers, then “All the above” would be a correct choice.
- In most cases, a positive choice is more likely to be the correct answer (or true) than a negative choice.
- The correct answer often has the most information included in the answer.
- Usually your first choice will be your best choice.
- When there is no penalty for guessing then make an educated guess when selecting an answer.
