Article: There are 3 different types of multiple choice questions. Choose the single best answer from 4 possibilities, the best 2 answers from 5 options, or the best 3 answers from 7 alternatives. You might need to complete a sentence or answer a question directly. Write the letter or letters for the correct answer on the answer sheet. The exam will present several statements. It will ask you, “Do the following statements agree with the information in the text?” Respond with “true,” “false,” or “not given.” There’s a big difference between “false” and “not given!” If you choose “not given,” that means you’re saying that the statement isn’t confirmed or contradicted in the text. “False” means that the text directly and clearly contradicts the statement. These types of questions will also present you with several statements. You’ll be asked, “Do the following statements agree with the views/claims of the writer?” You must respond with “yes,” “no,” or “not given.” Only rely on the text itself to answer these questions. You shouldn’t bring in any outside knowledge (from reading the writer’s other books, for example) to answer the questions. Several paragraphs of the text will be labeled with letters. You’ll be asked to locate specific information, such as a detail, description, reason, summary, explanation, comparison, or example, within those paragraphs. Write down the letter of the paragraph where you find the information in your answer sheet. Sometimes, 1 paragraph will contain more than 1 piece of relevant information. In that case, you’ll be told that you can use all of the letters more than once for your answers. You’ll be provided with several headings that state the main ideas or themes of particular paragraphs or sections in the text. The headings will generally be labeled with lowercase Roman numerals (i.e. “i,” “ii,” “iii”). The exam will ask you to match the headings to the correct spots of the text. You’ll be given more headings than paragraphs, so not all of the headings will be used. In addition, not every part of the text will necessarily receive a heading. You’ll be provided with 1 list of several options, and another list of several statements or pieces of information from the text. Match options from the 2 lists to one another. Some options won’t be used, while others could be used more than once. For example, the test may ask you to match researchers with their particular research findings, historical eras with events, or certain characteristics to particular age groups. You’ll be presented with the first half of sentences and asked to complete them with 1 of several given options. There will be more options for ending the sentences than questions. The questions will appear in order of where the information can be found in the text. For example, you’ll be able to answer the first matching sentence endings question before you can answer the second one, and so on. You’ll be asked to complete the sentences with a given number of words (or numbers). Be sure you use the exact number of words the test demands, as more or less will result in an incorrect answer.  Hyphenated words (like “sister-in-law”) count as 1 word. Numbers can be written as figures (“4”) or words (“four”). The test will provide information from the text represented in 1 of several formats. In this summary, note, table, or flow-chart, there will be blank spots for you to fill in. The question will either give you a list of options to choose from, or ask you to answer with a specific number of words or numbers. The diagram may be of a machine or a process that’s mentioned in the text. Label the diagram using the knowledge you’ve gained from what you’ve just read. As with other fill-in-the-blanks, be sure to only provide the exact number of words specified by the question. You’ll be asked questions about factual information and details from the text. You’ll be instructed to use a certain number of words or numbers in your answer.

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Pick the best answer from several options for multiple choice. Check if the information is in the text for identifying information questions. Evaluate whether or not the claims match those of the writer. Find information in the text for matching questions. Match main ideas to their paragraphs for heading questions. Pair information from 2 lists for matching features questions. Finish sentences with given choices for matching sentence endings. Complete sentences on your own for sentence completion questions. Fill in the blanks for summary, note, table, and flow-chart completions. Fill in labels on a diagram related to the text. Answer short-answer questions with information from the text.