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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
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*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.
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*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.
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*Two answers are too similar to each other.
<br>The answer violates common sense.
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*The answer violates common sense.
<br>The answer is familiar for reasons unrelated to the question  E.G., “Magna Carta” (not in American history)
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*The answer is familiar for reasons unrelated to the question  E.G., “Magna Carta” (not in American history)
<br>The answer is too general.
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*The answer is too general.
<br>The answer is too broad, or too sweeping, or too strong.
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*The answer is too broad, or too sweeping, or too strong.
<br>The answer is too awkward
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*The answer is too awkward
<br>The answer is something you never heard of.  Don’t pick it based on hope.
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*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.
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