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Prepare students for multiple choice tests by teaching them the concepts of “process of elimination" and “educated guesses." Show students how to eliminate choices they know are wrong, and then look for the correct answer among the choices that are left. Explain that they can use the process of elimination followed by an educated guess to increase their chances of choosing the correct answer -- even when they don’t know which answer is correct.

Article by Linda Starr
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