Multiple Choice Exam Technique
All of your weeks of preparation can be wasted if things go badly on the day. With a bit of personal discipline and willingness to consider the process of the exam as well as the content, you can automatically get more of your knowledge out of you head and into the answers.
Read the F*** question!
By which, of course, we mean "read the full question." It is important to read and understand each individual question. That sounds truly obvious but it is very easy to give the answer you remember from a familiar mock question, especially if you become tired. You should, therefore, make a conscious choice to read each question word for word
Absolutes and qualifiers
There is the world of difference between "when must ..." and "when can ..." The first option requires you to find an answer that will always be true in a certain set of circumstances, the answer to the second option may sometimes be true but sometimes not. Also look out for positives and negatives. Well written questions should not usually require you to choose an exclusion but, where they do, it can lead to confusion over what is being asked.
Answer by elimination
Rather than immediately pouncing on what you think is the right answer, it is safer to work through all of the options and deselect those that are wrong. You are less likely to make a mistake from misreading the question or answers and you might find a might appropriate option. It takes a huge amount of discipline to do this so you might want to build in some trick such as always reading the options in reverse order to ensure you are consistent.
Watch the clock
There is a real danger of getting bogged down with questions early in the examination and leaving yourself under unnecessary time pressure later which will prevent optimum performance. There is usually some process that allows you to flag up questions you want to return to or go back over questions that you haven′t answered. Consider making a quick pass through th whole exam answering the questions that come easily to you. This will give you some confidence that you have some points under our belt and allow you to see all the questions while you are still fresh. You then know how much time you have left to work on the more difficult questions.
Don′t change your mind
It is always a good idea, time allowing, to review your answers to ensure that your intended response is the one that is actually being recorded. Where you have given an answer you are uncertain about, however, it is better to leave your original choice rather than change it on a whim. Trust your subconscious, it is much safer to stick with your original selection.