1. Multiple Choice Test Strategies

2. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.8 | 2 Multiple Choice Test Strategies best There is not always a perfect answer, so choose the best answer. all Read all possible responses. Cross out incorrect answers (distracters-decoys). Treat each option as a true/false question.

3. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.8 | 3 Reflection Explain why you read all of the options. List strategies that you know for True/False tests.

4. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.8 | 4 Educated Guesses Use Educated Guesses as a Last Resort

5. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.8 | 5 orrect Education Guesses These Tend to be Incorrect Options with absolutes Options with unfamiliar terms Options that are jokes or insults And except of Math tests,options with numbers eliminate the highest and lowest numbers

6. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.8 | 6 Education Guesses These Tend to be Correct read all of the above Options that read all of the above Options with which are more complete or inclusive(give the most information!) One of two similar options

7. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.8 | 7 Education Guesses Reflection Name four options that tend to be the incorrect answer. What are incorrect answers called? Name three option for which you might guess the correct answer.

8. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.8 | 8 For further reflection Examine some the questions from one of your multiple choice tests. What level of Bloom’s Taxonomy do they require?

9. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.8 | 9 For further reflection List the levels of Blooms Taxonomy. First list the Lower Order Thinking Skills. Now list the Higher Order Thinking Skills.

10. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.8 | 10 How did you do? LOTS (Lower Order Thinking Skills) Knowledge Comprehension Application HOTS(Higher Order Thinking Skills) Analysis Synthesis Evaluation