top multiple choice strategies
1. Read the question and ask yourself: “What does the questions mean? What is it asking me to do?”
2. Come up with your own answer BEFORE you read the choices. This will prevent you from being tricked by “distractors.”
3. Go back to the passage to look for evidence/clues.
4. Read through ALL of the choices before picking an answer. Ask yourself:
- Why is this right/wrong?
- Is this the BEST answer?
- Can any of these be eliminated?
5. If you get it down to two choices, ask yourself, “Which one would most test takers pick?”
2. Come up with your own answer BEFORE you read the choices. This will prevent you from being tricked by “distractors.”
3. Go back to the passage to look for evidence/clues.
4. Read through ALL of the choices before picking an answer. Ask yourself:
- Why is this right/wrong?
- Is this the BEST answer?
- Can any of these be eliminated?
5. If you get it down to two choices, ask yourself, “Which one would most test takers pick?”
if you really have no idea....
- Make an educated guess – NEVER leave multiple choice questions blank!
- Answer choices that use absolute words, such as “always” or “never” or “all” are less likely to be correct that ones that use conditional words like “usually” or “probably.”
- Look for verbal connections between the answer choices and the text. A response that repeats key words is likely to be correct.
- Answer choices that use absolute words, such as “always” or “never” or “all” are less likely to be correct that ones that use conditional words like “usually” or “probably.”
- Look for verbal connections between the answer choices and the text. A response that repeats key words is likely to be correct.
multiple choice questions for "The bone wars"
1. The article says that paleontology was a young science in the United States in the mid-1800s. Which sentence from the text reveals that paleontologists of the time were not very knowledgeable about their field?
A. "A scientist named Leidy quickly published an article showing that Cope's drawing of the beast's skeleton mistakenly stuck its skull on its tail."
B. "Decades later, Marsh would claim he first discovered Cope's mistake, but there is no proof of this."
C. "Because they published their findings as quickly as possible, they made many mistakes."
D. "Unlike Cope's mistake with Elasmosaurus, paleontologists did not completely fix Marsh's Brontosaurus blunder for nearly 100 years."
2. March and Cope had a stormy relationship. Which event was the most important influence on this relationship?
A. Marsh paid Cope's team foreman to send new fossils to him.
B. Marsh claimed he was the first to discover a mistake by Cope.
C. Groups of their workers threw rocks at each other.
D. Cope and Marsh attacked each other in the newspapers.
3. Which sentence best describes how the two paleontologists influenced each other?
A. Cope and Marsh would do almost anything to become public celebrities.
B. The competition between Cope and Marsh pushed each man to make amazing discoveries.
C. Cope and Marsh's mistakes destroyed their credibility as paleontologists.
D. Cope and Marsh would have discovered even more dinosaur bones if they had worked together.
4. Each man thought he was better in his field than the other. Which evidence from the text best supports the inference that Cope also thought he was smarter than Marsh?
A. Cope told the New York Herald about Marsh's actions.
B. Cope described a newly found extinct sea reptile he named Elasmosaurus.
C. Cope wanted his brain size to be compared with Marsh's after death.
D. Cope published scientific articles viciously attacking Marsh's ideas.
5. A good summary includes only important details. Which of the following details is not important enough to include in a summary of the article?
A. The rivalry between Cope and Marsh affected their fieldwork.
B. Cope and Marsh brought to light some amazing discoveries.
C. Each man's rush to claim glory caused mistakes to be made.
D. The men gained fame due to their letters in the New York Herald.
6. The last paragraph says that the Bone Wars have a mixed legacy. How does the author develop this idea?
A. By concentrating on the mistakes that Cope and Marsh made
B. By presenting the pros and cons of Cope and Marsh's rivalry
C. By giving the causes and effects of Cope and Marsh's rivalry
D. By stating in sequence events detailing Cope and Marsh's rivalry
A. "A scientist named Leidy quickly published an article showing that Cope's drawing of the beast's skeleton mistakenly stuck its skull on its tail."
B. "Decades later, Marsh would claim he first discovered Cope's mistake, but there is no proof of this."
C. "Because they published their findings as quickly as possible, they made many mistakes."
D. "Unlike Cope's mistake with Elasmosaurus, paleontologists did not completely fix Marsh's Brontosaurus blunder for nearly 100 years."
2. March and Cope had a stormy relationship. Which event was the most important influence on this relationship?
A. Marsh paid Cope's team foreman to send new fossils to him.
B. Marsh claimed he was the first to discover a mistake by Cope.
C. Groups of their workers threw rocks at each other.
D. Cope and Marsh attacked each other in the newspapers.
3. Which sentence best describes how the two paleontologists influenced each other?
A. Cope and Marsh would do almost anything to become public celebrities.
B. The competition between Cope and Marsh pushed each man to make amazing discoveries.
C. Cope and Marsh's mistakes destroyed their credibility as paleontologists.
D. Cope and Marsh would have discovered even more dinosaur bones if they had worked together.
4. Each man thought he was better in his field than the other. Which evidence from the text best supports the inference that Cope also thought he was smarter than Marsh?
A. Cope told the New York Herald about Marsh's actions.
B. Cope described a newly found extinct sea reptile he named Elasmosaurus.
C. Cope wanted his brain size to be compared with Marsh's after death.
D. Cope published scientific articles viciously attacking Marsh's ideas.
5. A good summary includes only important details. Which of the following details is not important enough to include in a summary of the article?
A. The rivalry between Cope and Marsh affected their fieldwork.
B. Cope and Marsh brought to light some amazing discoveries.
C. Each man's rush to claim glory caused mistakes to be made.
D. The men gained fame due to their letters in the New York Herald.
6. The last paragraph says that the Bone Wars have a mixed legacy. How does the author develop this idea?
A. By concentrating on the mistakes that Cope and Marsh made
B. By presenting the pros and cons of Cope and Marsh's rivalry
C. By giving the causes and effects of Cope and Marsh's rivalry
D. By stating in sequence events detailing Cope and Marsh's rivalry
multiple choice questions for "growing"
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