The best Reading Comprehension Technique for multiple choice tests...

The most effective Reading Comprehension technique for multiple choice tests is to eliminate wrong answers.

Before we can begin to eliminate answers, though, we need to first make sure that we understood the question.

Misreading, or even misunderstanding what the question actually asks, reduces your chance for success drastically.

Misunderstood questions will destroy or ruin any reading comprehension technique no matter how good it is.

There’s no need for it.

So... read very carefully.

Ok?!

Now that we are sure that we know what the question is asking, let's continue.

The first thing you should do when dealing with the questions from a reading comprehension text is to get rid of at least two wrong answer choices.

Eliminate choices that are obviously wrong.

What are the obviously wrong choices?

For starters, look for an answer that is not mentioned in the text.

In fact, I've always had my students write nm (not mentioned) next to the answer choice that isn't mentioned in the text. I want to see ‘nm’ written in their books. That way, I know they are using the right technique for getting the correct answer.

Eliminating wrong answers is vital... to getting the right answer!

Is there ALWAYS an answer choice that isn't mentioned in the text? No, not always, but I'd say around 85-90 percent of the time there is. Eliminate even one answer choice, you will raise a guessing score from 25% to 33%. ‘Not mentioned’ is usually the easiest answer choice to eliminate, so look for them first.

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