Futures educated guessing strategy

Using the Absolute Word Strategy to answer the following question:

The drop out rate on schools is on the increase because (use the absolute words strategy)

• All students are unmotivated

• Some students are scared of school

• Students never take high school seriously

• Every high school has problems

What is the Key Word Strategy?

• When the phrase “Key Word” is in the answer

• When the answer has a similar word to a word in the question

• When the opposite word in the question is in the answer

• When the answer is the same as the question

When using the Highest and Lowest Number Strategy, what is the first thing that you do after reading the question?

• Crossout the answers in the middle range

• Crossout the largest and smallest answers

• immediately cross out answer c

• I don’t know, it’s been a while

the following are absolute words you should avoid

• always, never, etc.

• sometimes, most of the time

• very, many

• All of the above

One example of studying is (use the exception of most different answer Strategy)

• Driving a car

• looking over homework and notes

• eating

• All of the above

The meaning of imminent is (use the opposite choice Strategy)

• about to happen

• Never going to happen

• Strong

• All of the above

a person is a good test taker when they (use the long answer Strategy)

• take tests

• Study long and hard, therefore making the test easier an less stressful

• Cram

• All of the above

When using the frequency of occurance Strategy you should

• Pick C

• never use that strategy

• Pick the longest answer

• Find the options that occur more than once

You drive a car by (use the Umbrella answer Strategy)

• pushing the pedals

• Using the shift

• Turning the steering wheel

• All of the above

When should you use these strategies?

• When you are not completely sure of the answer

• When you have to narrow down the choices

• When you have to choose between two reasonably good answers.

• All of the above