Here's something I figured out a long time ago which might help out, Roxwella, et al…
If you think about it, every MC question can basically be broken down into a T/F question. Only one of the four answers will be True in terms of the question and its givens.
This implies a few things.
First, statistically, we are almost automatically given 25%. These odds improve as we eliminate the false answers in the following manner:
* If we have no clue which of the four answers is true, we stand a 25% shot of answering correctly.
* If we can eliminate one as false, so that we have three possibilities to choose from, then we stand a 33% chance.
* If we can eliminate two as false, then we only have two to choose from, so we stand a 50% shot of getting it right.
* If we can eliminate three as false, or we absolutely know which one is true, then we have 100% chance of getting it right.
I think the interesting thing about this is the mindset one experiences while testing.
Knowing is actually an inverse relationship to the question.
The less one knows the more possibilities may seem possible, but, actually, the more one knows the fewer answers are possible.
And, if fact, only one will be truly possible, which is the true answer. So I'd try to fight confusion. Go with what you feel most comfortable in knowing. Trust your gut. You want to exist in a state of truth, and feel good about it.
Each question seems to carry a sort of “weight” to express it's intention. Try to follow the direction of that weight in keeping with what you think is true, so you can keep up a momentum overall.
If you are working in a state of ignorance, where you just have to pick an answer, I do sense the letters are weighted, but they are highly unpredictable. Try to work more off guessing what the theory would indicate as true, and what you would be willing to defend as correct, if challenged.
Does that help?
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