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'''Tip Number Two''':  Eliminate the wrong answers before picking the right one.  Draw a line through the wrong choices.

'''Tip Number Two''':  Eliminate the wrong answers before picking the right one.  Draw a line through the wrong choices.

Examples of wrong answers that can be immediately eliminated:

Examples of wrong answers that can be immediately eliminated:

<br>Wrong dates or time period

*Wrong dates or time period

<br>Answer doesn’t match the question – e.g., the answer is generally true, but not limited to the time period in question.

*Answer doesn’t match the question – e.g., the answer is generally true, but not limited to the time period in question.

<br>Two answers are too similar to each other.

*Two answers are too similar to each other.

<br>The answer violates common sense.

*The answer violates common sense.

<br>The answer is familiar for reasons unrelated to the question  E.G., “Magna Carta” (not in American history)

*The answer is familiar for reasons unrelated to the question  E.G., “Magna Carta” (not in American history)

<br>The answer is too general.

*The answer is too general.

<br>The answer is too broad, or too sweeping, or too strong.

*The answer is too broad, or too sweeping, or too strong.

<br>The answer is too awkward

*The answer is too awkward

<br>The answer is something you never heard of.  Don’t pick it based on hope.

*The answer is something you never heard of.  Don’t pick it based on hope.

Cross out wrong answers.  Try to cross out 3 answers to narrow the choice to 2 answers.  If you guess at that point, you have a 50% chance of getting it right.

Cross out wrong answers.  Try to cross out 3 answers to narrow the choice to 2 answers.  If you guess at that point, you have a 50% chance of getting it right.