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• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Guessing on True or False Test
• Method 2 of 3: Guessing a Multiple Answer Problem
• Method 3 of 3: Making Informed Choices

If you are stuck on a difficult exam question, guessing strategically will increase your chances of getting the right answer. Find meaningful clues in the task itself that will help you solve a tricky question. Choose answers that sound familiar to you, even if it's just a subtle sense of déjà vu. Find some kind of system in the questions "true or false" and select "false" if the question contains absolute values ​​such as "all" or "nothing". When guessing the correct answer in a multiple choice question, choose an elimination method, look for grammatical clues, and if you are not sure about the choice, give preference to the most detailed answer.

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Method 1 of 3: Guessing on True or False Test

1. 1 First, answer the questions you know the answer to. It is quite understandable that you will need to answer as many questions as possible in the allotted time. And, knowing the correct answer to the questions that come before or after a difficult one, you may be able to find some kind of system. It is better to guess based on a pattern of "true or false" answers than to choose the answers at random.
   • If you are answering on a separate page and decide to skip a tough question, be sure to skip it on the answer page as well. This will not mix up the answers.
2. 2 If the nearest answers match, select the opposite answer. Suppose you know that the answers to the questions that come before and after the tricky are true. Based on this, the likelihood is high that the correct answer to a difficult question will be "false." It is unlikely that three truthful answers will be arranged in a row.
3. 3 If there is an absolute modifier, answer false. Absolute modifiers are words that do not allow exceptions ("all", "everyone", "never" and "always"). Since not many things happen without exception, questions that have absolute modifiers are usually false.
   • When a question with an absolute modifier is true, it is usually a well-known fact that does not fit the test task.
4. 4 Select “truth” if the question contains words such as “some,” “most,” or “a few.” Intermediate words, as opposed to absolute ones, usually indicate truthfulness. If a statement allows exceptions, it is most likely true (at least sometimes).
   • Other intermediate words include "usually," "often," "occasionally," and "often."
5. 5 Choose "truth" if you're at a dead end. Answer “true” if none of the clues worked for you and you don't know the correct answer. Recalling a fact is much easier than making up a lie, so test writers tend to include true answers rather than false ones.
   • For example, if you are stuck on a question with no absolute or intermediate modifiers, the previous question turned out to be true and the next one was false, choose yes.

Method 2 of 3: Guessing a Multiple Answer Problem

1. 1 Guess the correct answer before looking at your options. Some answer options are included only to confuse you. When you first read a question, try not to look at the answer options or cover them with your hand so as not to start doubting yourself and not get stuck on the question. Try to guess the correct answer to this question. Then take a look at the answer options and check if there is an answer close to yours.
2. 2 Filter out exceptional values ​​and the largest and smallest numbers. Eliminate funny, obviously wrong, or completely ridiculous answers. If the answer might be a number, exclude the highest and lowest values, and then choose between the remaining averages.
3. 3 Find a grammatical clue. As obvious as it may seem, test writers can frame a question in such a way that only one answer has grammatical meaning. Read the question and possible answers carefully, and then eliminate variants that do not fit grammatically.
   • For example, if a question asks, "What color is the car?" And "red" is the only answer with a feminine ending, then this is the correct answer.
4. 4 Select all of the above if it occurs only once in the entire test. If “all of the above” or “none of the above” appears in only one question, it is likely to be correct. Before doing this, you should still make sure that no other option works.
   • If you get stuck and cannot rule out any of the options, the “all of the above” or “none of the above” options have a good chance of being correct. If each question has “all of the above” or “none of the above,” there is a 65% chance that they are correct.

Method 3 of 3: Making Informed Choices

1. 1 Let them show you past exam assignments. Check with the teacher / trainer if he keeps past tests and if he can show them to you. With their help, you can guess future questions and find a system of correct answers.
   • Keep in mind that in any case, it is better to study the material than to try to outsmart the teacher. If you are faced with a choice, study your notes or find out how often the correct answer is found, choose study.
2. 2 Find out if blank answers are considered incorrect. Ask your instructor if blank answers are deducted on the standardized test. Some teachers do not like it when students guess the answers, and therefore deduct points only for incorrect answers. If you are not deducted for a blank answer, do not try to guess.
   • In Russia, such a standardized test is the only state exam (USE). Each completed USE task is estimated at 1 or more points and 0 points for an empty or incorrect answer.
   • Standardized tests are editable, so see if guessing scores are deducted in the updated test.
3. 3 Before you start guessing, take on the questions you know the answers to. Allocation of time is often a key factor in taking the test. Instead of wasting time guessing a difficult question, quickly go through the questions that can be easily answered. Otherwise, your time will run out and the answers to easy questions will remain empty.
4. 4 Find the contextual hint in the test. You may be able to find a clue to the tricky question further down the test. Other questions may suggest or suggest the correct answer to a tough question.
   • For example, suppose you are asked in a multiple-answer question whether “ueta” is a plant, insect, fish, or mammal. And already in the next one they ask: "How many varieties of Ueta were able to identify entomologists?" If you know that entomologists study insects, then you can answer the previous question as well.
5. 5 Choose an answer that sounds familiar to you. Sometimes the right answer evokes a sense of déjà vu. If you can't choose between a familiar answer and an answer with terms you haven't seen before, go for the former.