Blind Quiz: Test-Taking Strategies

Question 1

Tip 2: Read all of your options and _______________ the ones you know for certain are incorrect.

Accepted Answer

Eliminate

Question 2

Tip 3: If two answers are opposite, one is probably correct.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Tip 18: ______ leave a choice blank! If you are unsure of the answer, rule out the wrong answers and make a smart guess.

Accepted Answer

Never

Question 4

What percent of the EOG will be informational text?

Accepted Answer

43-47%

Question 5

What percent of the EOG will be fictional text?

Accepted Answer

36-41%

Question 6

Figurative language, context clues, and word meanings make up about ________% of the EOG.

Accepted Answer

11-16%

Question 7

Tip 14: Correct answer choices rarely have new information included.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Which of the following choices consists of only "100% qualifiers"?

Accepted Answer

Never / None / Every / Always / Only

Question 9

Each passage on the EOG will have approximately how many questions?

Accepted Answer

5-8

Question 10

If one part of an answer choice is wrong, but another part is correct, should you choose that answer choice?

Accepted Answer

No, a partly correct answer is still wrong

Question 11

Tip 10: A ______________ choice is more likely to be true than a ____________ one.

Accepted Answer

positive; negative

Question 12

Tip 12: Ask yourself "does my answer choice fully answer the question?" A partly true answer is usually correct.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Tip 8: You should highlight or underline keywords in questions such as “except,” “all but the following,” “NOT,” etc.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Tip 16: Answer choices that repeat a part of the question word for word is typically the correct answer.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Tip 13: You shouldn't choose an answer just because it is the only one with words you recognize.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Tip 7: Pay attention to "partial qualifiers." They are typically the correct answer.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

You have 3 hours to complete the EOG.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Tip 11: When given a main idea question, you should always...

Accepted Answer

re-read the first and last sentences of each paragraph

Question 19

How many selections / passages are on the EOG?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 20

Tip 4: If two options are identical or mean the same thing...

Accepted Answer

They are probably both wrong

Question 21

Tip 17: You should always take a moment to go back and review your answer choices before submitting your EOG!

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Tip 6: You should choose "all of the above" if two or more answer choices are definitely the correct answer.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

There are 8 questions on the EOG that will not help or hurt your score. These questions are called _____________

Accepted Answer

Field test questions

Question 24

Tip 15: "Scientific or precise" sounding answer choices are better than ones using slang language.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Tip 9: You should try to _________ the answer to a question before looking at the given choices.

Accepted Answer

Predict

Question 26

Tip 1: You should answer the easy questions first. Skip the harder questions and come back to them later.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

Which of the following choices consists of only "partial qualifiers"?

Accepted Answer

Seldom / Generally / Probably / Usually / Typically

Question 28

The EOG is all multiple choice. How many total questions are on the EOG?

Accepted Answer

52

Question 29

Tip 5: Words like never, always, and only are called "100% qualifiers." Answers with these words are usually correct.

Accepted Answer

False

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