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Test Taking With Q & A
Test Taking With Q & A
Test Taking With Q & A
SOPHISTICATION
The scientific method of
making intelligent guesses.
a. Key words.
b. Client.
c. Issue.
e. Type of stem.
KEY WORDS:
Key words are the important words or phrases in
a question. Key words focus your attention on
crucial ideas in the stem and in the options. It is
important to be able to recognize key words
because a common type of distractor is a
statement that would be correct if the key words
were missing or different.
CLIENT:
The Client is the person who is the
focus of the question. It is crucial to
identify the client in the question
because the answer must relate to
the client.
ISSUE:
The Issue is the specific
problem or subject about
which the question is asking.
TYPE OF STEM:
As we have explained, the Stem is the
part of the question that asks you to
solve a problem and select a response.
To select the correct option, you need to
determine the Type Of Stem.
2 Types of Stem;
A. True Response Stems are questions
for which the answer would be an
appropriate action or an accurate
explanation.
Example:
Most, best, initially, should, chief, immediate,
Here is a selection
procedure to help
eliminate the distracters:
answer because
How Do I Choose
Between The Two Best
Options?
Actual Application
1.
8. Essentials of narrative in
preparing a police report
a. Setting
b. Action
c. Character
d. All of them
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a. 6 months
b. 12 months
c. Five years
d. 2 years
3. Begin answering the questions, using your testtaking techniques and you test-taking strategies.
On pencil-and-paper exams, skip and do not
answer any question:
- For which you cannot choose between two
choices because they both appear to be right
and you cannot identify a test-taking strategy to
help you decide which is best.
- That you do not understand.
Points to Remember
PRAY! REAL
HARD!