1. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS ON MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS General Suggestions Cartoon Analysis Questions Graphic Questions Map Questions Speaker and Quotation Questions

2. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS ON MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS  GENERAL QUESTION STRATEGIES –Regardless of your preference, there are several approaches that can improve multiple choice test writing skills. You should practice these suggestions and attempt as many as possible prior to writing final examinations. –Answer all questions, keeping in mind that the correct answer is to be selected from those provided on the test. –View the multiple choice questions as having a single best answer that can be determined by using cues and clues.

3. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS ON MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS –Read every word in each question, noting if the question is political or economic. –Underline and make notes in the margins while reading. –Cross out answers that are wrong, misleading, or off topic. –Cover up the provided answers, supplying your own answer, and finding the choice that most closely matches your own. –Read all answers to the questions before reading the question.

4. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS ON MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS –If the question refers to a specific source, speaker, or term provided on the test, read all available information to make certain the context is clearly understood. –When reviewing answers, do not change answers unless an obvious error is noticed.

5. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS ON MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. According to Adam Smith, supply and demand operate to the BEST advantage of the consumer when there is A.competition B.co-operation C.division of labor D. distribution of goods

6. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS ON MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS  CARTOON ANALYSIS QUESTIONS –Editorial or political cartoons are often used as sources for analyzing concepts such as leadership and ideology. – In addition, historical events and leaders are frequently portrayed in editorial cartoons

7. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS ON MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS  CARTOON ANALYSIS QUESTIONS –Each cartoon conveys a point of view or an opinion. The following questions can assist you in your analysis of editorial or political cartoons: What is the context or time period? When did the event, issue, or problem occur?. What is the problem, issue, or event being dealt with in the cartoon? Are there any real people in the cartoon? If so, who are they? What is the cartoonist's view of these people?

8. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS ON MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS  CARTOON ANALYSIS QUESTIONS Are there any groups of representative figures in the cartoon? What is the cartoonist's view of these people? Are there any details in the cartoons, such as names, dates, or symbols? What bias(es) is presented in the cartoon? What is the cartoonist in favour of or opposed to? How is this shown? What is the caption or title of the cartoon? What word(s) or phrase(s) is most meaningful?. What message is the cartoonist trying to communicate about the event, issue, or problem?

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10.  GRAPHICS –Charts, diagrams, tables, and other graphic sources require you to analyze and interpret information quickly and accurately. By using these suggestions, you can increase your understanding of the sources as well as the associated questions. –Careful reading of the key words and data can establish the context of the sources. –Noting details by highlighting, underlining, and circling key numbers, changes, and details can help to identify the major ideas, events, concepts, or trends illustrated. –Using key words from the questions and choices allows you to select the most appropriate information.

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12.  MAP QUESTIONS –Examination questions that use map sources require attention to specific details as well as spatial thinking. Use the following questions to guide your analysis of maps. –What year or period of history does the map represent? –Is there a title? If so, treat the title as a guideline for the major idea(s) to be addressed. If not, what title would be more appropriate and why? –Note that the nations, actions, locations, and events contained in the map provide clues as to the time period as well as the questions asked.

13. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS ON MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS  MAP QUESTIONS –Are the dates appropriate for the map and event(s) in the source? Does the title agree with the information provided? What concept or idea is most closely associated with this map?

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15.  SPEAKER AND QUOTATION SOURCE QUESTIONS –The use of speaker questions as well as those including quotations present challenges for test writers. –It is imperative to identify the point of view as well as the key ideas presented in each text source. These suggestions can aid you in answering such questions. –Underline or highlight key words and terms in each quotation or text source to identify the point of view most clearly associated with those terms.

16. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS ON MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS  SPEAKER AND QUOTATION SOURCE QUESTIONS –Identify the ideological stance of the speaker questions which range on a spectrum of views such as radical, liberal, conservative, and reactionary. Noting the ideological stance by identifying key words, phrases, and terms allows the source to become an aid in answering the questions rather than an obstacle. –When asked a rating or ranking question, rate the sources as being "very much in favour," "somewhat in favour," "somewhat opposed," and "very much opposed" using pluses and minuses, checks and x's, or some other rating scale. These rating assist in seeing subtle differences between positions as well as in determining the best answer.