Which best describes what is means to "evaluate"

appraise carefully, giving positive and negative aspects

Which best describes what it means to elaborate

develop theme or idea in greater detail

Which best describes what is means to "Discuss/Comment"

present essentials and their relationships

Which best describe what is means to "Criticize"

point out strong and weak points (evaluate)

Which best describe what is meant by define

give a clear, detailed, and precise meaning

Which best describes what it means to "analyze"

examine critically to show essential features

Sometimes you can find a hint about the correct answer choice by __________

looking at other items on the test

Choose "none of the above" as the correct answer choice when

none of the other answer choices are correct

Which best describe what is meant by explain

clarify and interpret details of the problem, theory

Choose "all of the above" as the correct answer choice when

all of the other answer choices are correct

Which best describes what "Illustrate" means

explain or clarify by giving clear, pertinent examples

Which best describe what "Compare" means

show differences and similarities between two or more things

When should you select an answer choice as the correct answer choice?

After you have read all of the answer choices

When should you answer all items?

When there is no penalty for incorrect answers.

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1
Which best describes what is means to "evaluate"
present essentials and their relationships
appraise carefully, giving positive and negative aspects
examine critically to show essential features
explain or clarify by giving clear, pertinent examples
2
Which type of term in an answer choice usually means that the choice is incorrect?
An absolute term
A scientific term
A mathematical term
None of the above
3
Which best describes what it means to elaborate
discuss similarities and differences
point out strong and weak point
develop theme or idea in greater detail
give a clear, detailed, and precise meanin
4
Change your answer choice only when you are sure a different answer choice is
shorter
correct
longer
incorrect
5
An answer choice is likely to be correct if it contains
one or more words you do not understand
language used in your textbook
information from a newspaper.
language found in popular magazines
6
When two answer choices are __________, one of them is usually correct
opposites
long
easy
short
7
Which best describes what is means to "Discuss/Comment"
show differences and similarities between two or more things
develop theme or idea in greater detail
present essentials and their relationships
examine critically to show essential features
8
Which best describe what is means to "Criticize"
point out strong and weak points (evaluate)
explain or clarify by giving clear, pertinent examples
give a clear, detailed, and precise meaning
present essentials and their relationships
9
You should__________ an answer choice when you decide it is not the correct choice
choose
rewrite
reread
cross out
10
Which best describe what is meant by define
give a clear, detailed, and precise meaning
show differences and similarities between two or more thing
point out strong and weak points
develop theme or idea in greater detail
11
Which best describes what is meant my "Contrast"
examine critically to show essential features
explain or clarify by giving clear, pertinent examples
show differences only
show similarities only
12
Which best describes what it means to "analyze"
point out strong and weak points (evaluate)
show differences and similarities between two or more things
examine critically to show essential features
explain or clarify by giving clear, pertinent examples
13
Sometimes you can find a hint about the correct answer choice by __________
looking at your answer choices for other items.
counting the number of words in each answer choice
looking at other items on the test
counting the number of words in the stem
14
Choose "none of the above" as the correct answer choice when
just one of the other answer choices is correct
none of the other answer choices are correct
some of the other answer choices are correct.
all of the other answer choices are correct.
15
Which best describe what is meant by explain
clarify and interpret details of the problem, theory
give a clear, detailed, and precise meaning
show differences only
State the similarities and differences
16
Choose "all of the above" as the correct answer choice when
all of the other answer choices are correct
some of the other answer choices are correct
most of the other answer choices are incorrect
none of the other answer choices are correct.
17
Which best describes what "Illustrate" means
compare to show differences only
point out strong and weak points (evaluate)
explain or clarify by giving clear, pertinent examples
present essentials and their relationships
18
Which best describe what "Compare" means
develop theme or idea in greater detail
explain or clarify by giving clear, pertinent examples
show differences and similarities between two or more things
give a clear, detailed, and precise meaning
19
When should you select an answer choice as the correct answer choice?
After you have read all of the answer choices
After you have reread the statement or question.
When you come to what you think is the correct answer choice
After you have crossed out one answer choice
20
When should you answer all items?
When there is no penalty for incorrect answers.
When you are running out of time
When there is a penalty for incorrect answers
When you don’t understand some of the items

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