In a multiple choice test, if I have no clue, should I choose A,B,C,D, or E?

dude listen to me. i once got a 100% one a test guessing at every answer...i swear this is true, it was a while back but the point is you can use the test to answer its question at least some of the time. you can use information in other questions to answer another one, just now i took a test where one question was like





what tale is this quote from "the swallow must bleed on the rose to make it red"





another question





In the happy prince how does the swallow make the rose red








and finally what type of bird does the happy prince befriend








i didnt even read the happy prince but i was able to get those all right, im sure even u could right now!!!!! of course these questions were spread out over 200 others but if your observant then u can take advantage





anyway try that





dont try all C look what happened to this idiot





http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1730...

In a multiple choice test, if I have no clue, should I choose A,B,C,D, or E?
If you really don't know, it depends on how OCD you are,


Do you like vowels or consonants?...





Vowels are good, not too many of them, prefer A personally!





Also if there are many questions you have absolutely no idea about, string a few letters of your OCD choice together, couple A's, maybe a few E's...


Although, to keep the balance, you should also throw in a few consonants, the letter C is always cool!


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Reply:I'd say go with the first one that you thought was correct. Like if you read the question and thought, "Well it might be B, but I really don't know." I'd say pick B.





As a homeschooling mom I just can't stand tests that give students answers to pick. It is much better for the student to tell you what they do know and not what they don't know.
Reply:always B dude!! but dont just guess. take a look at the ques.
Reply:if you use C for every single answer its a guaranteed pass
Reply:A
Reply:First eliminate the dumb answers and go from there...
Reply:C!!
Reply:c
Reply:if in that situation you should try and cancel out the ones that cant be right because there are always stupid answers then have a guess and that way you have more chance of getting the right answer
Reply:eeny, meeny, miney, mo
Reply:what is the question?








choose either A, B, C, D, or E!!!!! You've got a 20% chance! yay you! *mumbling* he has no chance
Reply:some people would say C hands down, some might say you have an equal chance of getting it right no matter what you pick, but the truth is, there are ways to find the right answer more easily:





first, obvously you should eliminate the ones you know are wrong.





lets pretend you cant eliminate any. well, its still better to guess, because then theres still a chance you will get it right.





when you are guessing, look at the answers to the questions before and after it. for example, if youre stuck on 7, look at what the answers to 5, 6, 8, and 9 are. believe it or not, people follow patters whether they know it or not, and that goes for teachers making tests. after taking hundreds of multiple choice tests, here's my advice:





know the teacher - know if there are certain patterns they follow. do they like to go in order sometimes - like A,B,C or E,D,C, or skip, like A,C,E? do they repeat letters, like A,A,A,A? i find that the last example is the most common. usually teachers will pick the same letter answer many times in a row trying to fake out the students.





basically, always know what kinds of pattersn your teachers like to follow (usually they dont even know they are following them) and always look at the answers around them to try to find patterns. this is especially effective if you can eliminate answers first. also, never leave one blank on multiple choice.


either you lose the points because you dont answer it, or you take a chance at getting it right by guessing.





good luck!
Reply:If I were you, I would go with the letter I like best. I like the letter B. Maybe you could try that! Or, just go with your first choice.
Reply:First, eliminate the answers you know aren't correct. From there... choose the last one!
Reply:Try to avoid test where you have no clue about the questions. Maybe try studying.
Reply:Try your first instinct, sometimes it works :) But ofcourse the best thing is to study your lesson. Good luck
Reply:When making a wild guess, one must take into account the holistic balance of the test. That is, a well made test should have a fairly even balance of each response, A, B, C, D or E. So look at the last 10 or so questions and see if you can determine a pattern. If the balance seems heavy towards 'B', the answer is probably NOT B. Likewise, if you havent gotten a 'D' in a while, 'D' is probably a good guess.
Reply:I'm assuming you've already tried every other method of figuring out the answer (i.e. eliminating some choices, using clues from other test questions, looking at words like "always"/"every"/etc.) and still have no idea. I that case the best pick is "C". On multiple choice tests with choices A-E, C is used most often.
Reply:Always go with your gut, the answer that catches your eye first. Sometimes i look at an answer and second guess myself, then i get it wrong. It was the one I noticed first, lol. I think maybe we notice something for asplit second, but do not remember why we do, but our brains remember it somewhere up there, and maybe the anxiety of the test jsut blocks it, lol.


Anyway, I have always heard the average is C for 4 answers. But first eliminate the ones that you know for sure are not. Skip it if you still do not know and go on the next wuestions, sometimes you can find the answers from the other questions, hehehe.
Reply:do the eeny meeny miney moo thing
Reply:I pick C always.

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