Multiple Choice Questions:

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Multiple Choice Questions

• The Anatomy of Test Questions

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How do you attack a Multiple Choice Question?

• Here is an example of a math multiple choice
  question
• Matt has twice as many baseball cards as Aman.
  If Matt gives Aman 10 cards, Aman will have twice
  as many cards as Matt.
• How many cards do Matt and Aman have all
  together?
• 10
• 20
• 30
• 40
• 60

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First, Lets Identify the Pieces of the Multiple
Choice Question!

• The Question Stem this is what the question is
  asking. In the previous example, the question
  stem is How many cards do Matt and Aman have all
  together?
• The Question Stimulus this is background
  information given to help answer the question.
  In the previous example, the stimulus is Matt
  has twice as many baseball cards as Aman. If
  Matt gives Aman 10 cards, Aman will have twice as
  many cards as Matt.
• The Answer Choices these are the possible
  responses to choose from to answer the question.
  Remember, there is one and only one correct
  answer to a multiple choice question!

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Where do we start?

• The first part to look at is the Question Stem.
• If you read the Question Stem first, it will be
  easier to find the information you need from the
  Stimulus.
• Pay careful attention to evaluate exactly what
  the question stem is asking!

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Where do we go next?

• The second part to look at is the Stimulus.
• The Stimulus will provide the background
  information. In a word problem like our example,
  it may be necessary to translate the information
  in to an equation/s!
• Be careful to read the whole Stimulus!

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What is the last step?

• The last part of the question to evaluate is the
  Answer Choices.
• The Answer Choices are the multiple responses to
  select to answer the question.
• Remember, only one response is correct, and the
  others are traps!

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Lets Try Out an Example!

• What would you read first in the example question
  below?
• (click on the correct section below to advance to
  next slide)
• Sharman has half as many web pages as Matt. If
  Sharman creates 4 new pages, she will have 3 less
  pages than Matt.
• How many web pages does Matt have?
• 8
• 10
• 12
• 14
• 15

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Incorrect!

• This is the Question Stimulus!
• Remember that the first step is to read the
  Question Stem.
• The Question Stem is the first step so that we
  know what to look for in the Stimulus!

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Incorrect!

• These are the Answer Choices!
• Remember that the first step is to read the
  Question Stem.
• The Question Stem is the first step so that we
  know what to look for in the Stimulus!

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Correct!

• This is the Question Stem!
• Remember, the Question Stem is the first part to
  read so that we know what to look for when
  reading the Stimulus.
• It is a good idea to re-read the Question Stem
  after choosing an Answer Choice to make sure that
  your selection is the answer to the question
  asked, not an Answer Choice Trap!

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Lets Try Another Example!

• What would you read first in the example question
  below?
• (click on the correct section below to advance to
  next slide)
• Matt and Sharman have the same number of students
  this semester. If Matt had three more students
  and Sharman had six more students, there would be
  33 students all together.
• How many students do Matt and Sharman each
  have?
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12

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Incorrect!

• This is the Question Stimulus!
• Remember that the first step is to read the
  Question Stem.
• The Question Stem is the first step so that we
  know what to look for in the Stimulus!

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Incorrect!

• These are the Answer Choices!
• Remember that the first step is to read the
  Question Stem.
• The Question Stem is the first step so that we
  know what to look for in the Stimulus!

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Correct!

• This is the Question Stem!
• Remember, the Question Stem is the first part to
  read so that we know what to look for when
  reading the Stimulus.
• It is a good idea to re-read the Question Stem
  after choosing an Answer Choice to make sure that
  your selection is the answer to the question
  asked, not an Answer Choice Trap!

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So you have learned

• The Question Stem is the first thing to read with
  Multiple Choice Questions
• When we read the Question Stem first, we know
  what to look for in the Stimulus and save time
• This method can be used no matter what subject
  matter is being tested

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Now that we have the method

• Now that we know where to start with a multiple
  choice question, lets use this method to answer
  some questions.
• Well use the Millionaire format to test
  English, Science and History skills!

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Directions

• This game is in the Millionaire format.
• If you need help with choosing an answer you may
• Choose the 50/50 option and reduce your choices
  by two
• Ask you classmates
• Search the web as your Phone a friend. Web
  searches may only be 2 min. in length.

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Lets see if youve got it! You can demonstrate
your ability to use techniques you have learned.

• Use the techniques you have learned to answer the
  questions that will follow.
• This symbol means you can narrow your
  answer choices to two, or will return you to the
  50/50 slide.
• Click on this symbol if you
  choose the wrong answer. It will take you back
  to the question.
• This symbol will take you to the
  next question.
• So, click here and lets begin!

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Suicide means to kill ones self. Homicide means
to kill another person. Patricide means to kill
ones parent. So, what would be the best
definition for infanticide?

• To kill a baby
• A toddler kills someone else
• To put a child on his or her side
• To make a juvenile decide

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Suicide means to kill ones self. Homicide means
to kill another person. Patricide means to kill
ones parent. So, what would be the best
definition for infanticide?

• To kill a baby
• A toddler kills someone else

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Sorry!

• This is just referred to as murder.

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Sorry!

• Putting a child on his or her side does not cause
  death.

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Sorry!

• Although some teenagers think making a decision
  will kill them, there is no scientific evidence
  to support this theory.

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You are right!

• The only things that the first three words have
  in common is that they all refer to the act of
  killing. The suffix cide means to kill, and
  infant refers to a child or a small baby.

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Many authors choose to write under a pen name or
pseudonym. Mark Twain is the pseudonym of what
famous American author?

• William Shakespeare
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Jean Paul Sartre
• Samuel Clements

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Many authors choose to write under a pen name or
pseudonym. Mark Twain is the pseudonym of what
famous American author?

• William Shakespeare
• Samuel Clements

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Sorry!

• William Shakespeare is an English playwright.

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Sorry!

• Does Henry Wadsworth Longfellow sound like a made
  up name or one that evil parents have dumped on
  you?
• (It was dumped!)

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Sorry!

• Jean Paul Sartre is a very French sounding name.
  Try again.

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You are right!

• This is the name he chose because it refers to a
  water depth of 20 feet. Mark Twain spent his
  youth working on a Mississippi riverboat.

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Narmers Reign marked the beginning of the first
Egyptian dynasty from one family. Historians
have organized the dynasties into three great
periods. What are they called?

• Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones, Mott the Hoople
• Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, Nile Valley
• Neolithic, Old Stone Age, New Stone Age
• The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom

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Narmers Reign marked the beginning of the first
Egyptian dynasty from one family. Historians
have organized the dynasties into three great
periods. What are they called?

• Neolithic, Old Stone Age, New Stone Age
• The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom

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Sorry!

• These are old, but not completely dead, bands of
  musicians.

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So sorry!

• The Neolithic, Old Stone Age, New Stone Age
  occurred about 3,000 years before Narmer.

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Sorry!

• Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, Nile Valley name the
  divisions of Egypt.

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You are right!

• Yes, you do understand that Narmar was the first
  in his line. Good job!

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The mandibular foramen is an important landmark
for the inferior alveolar injection that will
provide anesthesia for the teeth of the mandible.
This foramen is located on which bone?

• Maxilla
• Inferior Alveolar
• Alveolar
• Mandible

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The mandibular foramen is an important landmark
for the inferior alveolar injection that will
provide anesthesia for the teeth of the mandible.
This foramen is located on which bone?

• Inferior Alveolar
• Mandible

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Sorry!

• The maxilla provides bony support for the teeth
  of the maxilla.

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So sorry!

• Inferior alveolar refers to nerve or a blood
  vessel that travels within the mandible.

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Sorry!

• The term alveolar is not associated with any
  bony structure.

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You are right!

• Yes, there are two foramen located in the
  mandible, the mandibular foramen and the mental
  foramen. Good job!

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Abraham Lincoln was president during 1861-1865.
This was during which war?

• The Revolutionary War
• The War of 1812
• The Civil War
• World War II

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Abraham Lincoln was president during 1861-1865.
This was during which war?

• A. The Revolutionary War
• C. The Civil War

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Sorry!

• The Revolutionary War was fought so that the US
  could gain independence from England and began in
  1776. Lincoln was not even born yet! Try again.

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So sorry!

• The War of 1812 followed the Revolutionary War.
  The English were trying to regain what was lost
  in the Revolutionary War. Lincoln was only 3
  years old.

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Sorry!

• World War II took place from 1939 to 1945.
  Lincoln was no longer with us at that time. Try
  again!

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You are right!

• The Civil War occurred from 1861 to 1865, during
  Lincolns Presidency. Good job!

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So you have learned

• The Question Stem is the first thing to read with
  Multiple Choice Questions
• When we read the Question Stem first, we know
  what to look for in the Stimulus and save time
• This method can be used no matter what subject
  matter is being tested