Answering Multiple Choice Questions Flashcards
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What does a multiple choice question in GCSE Business test?
Recall of knowledge from the specification content.
What are the steps to answer a multiple choice question?
e.g. Which of these is a variable cost? A rent B raw materials C manager's salary D insurance- Read the stem and decide the answer yourself: a cost that changes with output.
- Eliminate the distractors: rent, salary and insurance are fixed.
- Mark the one correct option: B raw materials.
True or false? If you are unsure of a multiple choice answer you should leave it blank.
False. There is no penalty for a wrong answer, so eliminate the distractors and always choose an option.
True or false? A multiple choice question may ask you to select more than one correct answer.
True. The instruction tells you how many answers to select from the choice given.
True or false? You should write an explanation next to your multiple choice answer to gain the mark.
False. Only the selected option is marked; no explanation is required.