And today I'm going to give you seven tips for multiple choice exams.

今天我要告訴你做選擇題的七個小撇步。

And if you want to further develop your study and test taking skills, I've linked some books I recommend and a study playlist in the description.

而如果你想更精進讀書和考試技巧，我在資訊欄放了一些推薦好書的連結，還有一個讀書音樂播放清單。

Now on to the tips.

現在我們來看考試撇步吧！

We'll start with the basic ones and then move on to the more advanced tips.

我們會從基本的開始，再講到比較進階的技巧。

But all of these tips are relevant.

但是所有的撇步都是相關的。

Tip number one is to read through the instructions carefully.

第一點，仔細看完作答說明。

I'm always shocked at how many students jump right into the test without reading the instructions, and maybe you're one of them.

我總是很驚訝非常多學生沒看作答說明就直接開始考試，而你可能就是其中之一。

There is often valuable information in the instructions about how to take the test and what you are allowed to do.

作答說明中都有考試方法和規定等重要資訊。

So read it first.

所以要先看清楚。

After reading the instructions, you can move on to tip number two, which is to answer the easy questions first.

看完作答說明之後，就可以接著做第二點，也就是先作答簡單的題目。

This is a solid tip for nearly every type of test.

這對幾乎每一種考試來說都是紮實有用的撇步。

It provides an overview of the test and gives you several small victories to boost your confidence right at the beginning of the test.

這可以讓你了解整個考試的大概模樣，並且讓你藉由一些小勝利來提高自信心。

Tip number three is to answer the question in your mind before reading the answer options.

第三個撇步是，看題目選項前先在腦中回答題目問題。

Use a piece of paper or your hand to cover the answer options.

用一張紙或是自己的手蓋住所有選項。

You may have to be a little more creative If it's a digital test.

如果是電子考試的話，可能就要多多發揮創意想辦法不要看到了。

Then with the answers covered read the question and formulate your best idea of the answer in your mind before looking at the answers.

然後蓋住選項讀完題目之後，在看選項以前先在腦中構想出最好的答案。

So, why do this rather than just reading the options?

那麼，為什麼不要先看選項而要這麼做呢？

Because you won't get confused by the answer choices and thinking two or three of the options sound like good answers.

因為這樣你就不會被那些選項混淆，以為其中兩三項都是好的答案。

If one of the options is similar to the answer you came to in your head, then you can answer faster and with more confidence.

如果其中有一個選項和你所想的正確答案非常相似，這麼做你就可以更快速、更有自信地作答。

Try it out.

試試看吧！

Tip number four is to read every answer option.

接下來第四點是，看清楚每個選項。

Similar to the instructions, many students skip this step on at least a few questions often to their demise.

跟作答說明很像，很多學生會在作答一些題目時不看完選項，因而走向毀滅。

Because most multiple choice test questions want you to find the most correct answer.

因為大部分的選擇題測驗是要你找出最正確的答案。

There may be multiple correct answers, so if you stop at the first one, you may not see the most correct one.

可能會有很多正確的答案，所以如果你一看到第一個選項就選了，可能就會漏掉做正確合適的選項。

Even if you think you've found the answer, read them all.

就算你認為自己找到答案了，還是要看完所有選項。

Tip number five is to use the process of elimination.

第五個撇步是運用刪去法。

When you come to a question that you don't know the answer to, you can increase your odds by eliminating answers you know to be incorrect.

當你遇到不知道答案的題目時，你可以藉由刪去確定不正確的選項來增加猜對的機率。

Physically cross them out if you can.

可以的話就實際上把它劃掉。

If you can narrow it down to two or three answers, you'll increase your odds for guessing correctly from the remaining answer choices.

如果可以縮減到剩下兩三個選項，就可以增加從剩餘選項中猜對的機率。

I'll do a separate video about guessing strategies for multiple choice tests and link it below because it's a separate video all by itself.

我之後會再做個關於選擇題測驗猜題策略的影片，因為那個主題本身就可以講滿另外一整部影片了。

And if you're finding these tips valuable, consider subscribing because you'll likely find a lot more value from my future content.

而如果覺得這些撇步有用的話，考慮訂閱一下吧，因為你可能會在我未來的影片中找到更多有價值的內容。

Tip number six is specifically for "all-of-the-above" type questions.

第六點是特別針對「以上皆是」的題目。

You don't actually have to know if all of the above answers are correct.

不用真的知道是不是真的所有選項都是正確的。

You just need to know if more than one are correct.

只要確定一個以上的選項是對的就好。

For example, if the question has five possible answers the last of which is "all of the above"...

舉例來說，假如有個問題有五個可能的答案選項，而其中最後一個是「以上皆是」...

And you know the first and third answers are correct, but are uncertain about the other two, you can confidently answer "all of the above."

而你知道第一和第三個選項是正確的，但另外兩個不太確定，你就可以很有自信的選擇「以上皆是」。

Tip number seven is to answer every question.

第七點就是所有題目都要作答。

I was amazed as a teacher to see students not answer multiple choice questions.

身為一個老師，我也很驚訝學生們會不寫完選擇題。

I understand that you may not know the answer, but you can certainly write or circle a random answer

我懂你可能不知道答案，但是你一定可以隨機寫一個寫下或圈選個選項。

There can also be a lot of strategy to guessing, which I'll make a separate video on.

猜題也有很多策略，我也會再做另一個影片說明。

The only time you don't want to guess is when you lose points for wrong answers.

只有再答錯會扣分的情況下才不要猜題。

In my experience, the vast majority of tests award you zero points for a wrong answer, but on certain tests you'll lose points for answering incorrectly.

根據我的經驗，大部分的考試都是答錯時零分，但是有些特定的考試答錯會倒扣分數。

So make sure you know the test before you guess.

所以再猜題前要確定考試的模式。

Now watch this video on last minute test taking strategies that will work.

現在就去看看至部影片，學會考試前一刻真正有效的應考技巧吧！

And this video of mine which YouTube thinks that you'll find relevant.

而這是我的另外一部相關的 YouTube 影片。

Thanks for watching, and I'll catch you next time.

感謝收看，我們下次見。