The document describes different types of multiple choice questions that may be encountered in exams: 1) True/False questions require selecting either the true or false answer. 2) Odd one out questions establish a pattern among answers and select the odd one out. 3) Most accurate questions ask you to choose the best description from answer options when exact answers are less likely. 4) Grid format questions provide sets of answers and require selecting the correct number that corresponds to the correct answers. 5) Extension questions require completing a sentence by selecting the best answer option.

1. Types of
multiple
choice
questions

2. True / False
select EITHER the 'true' (correct) OR the
'false' (incorrect) answer.
eg. True or false: Zafirlukast is a
leukotriene receptor antagonist.

3. Odd one out
You need to establish a pattern
amongst answer alternatives and then
choose which answer option is the
'odd one out'.
Common examples are number or
object patterns or sequences in
intelligence tests.

4. Most Accurate
In subjects where exact answers are less likely, you may
be asked to choose the 'most accurate' answer to a
question.
eg:Which of the following options provides the best
description of hypnosis?
a) high suggestibility
b) mind control
c) hallucinatory sleep
d) deep sleep

5. Grid format
These questions provide a set of solutions based on sets of
answers being correct.
eg. Tissue oedema may result from:
1) protein-deficient diet
2) local accumulation of metabolites
3) loss of sympathetic vasomotor tone
4) venous congestion
Which of the following is most
correct?
Answer 1 if A is correct
Answer 2 if A and C are correct
Answer 3 if A, B and C are correct
Answer 4 if D is correct
Answer 5 if A and D are correct

6. Extension questions
These questions require you to, for example, complete a sentence.
eg. A business organisation which exchanges inputs and outputs with its
environment and has the ability to adjust to changes in the environment is
called:
• a) an adaptive system
• b) a closed system
• c) an open system
• d) a controlled and responsive system
• e) an open and adaptive system

7. When you don’t
know the
answer…

8. As with all exams you
should always make a
calculated guess rather
than leave an question
blank. Here are some
tips to help you guess
'intelligently'.

9. Use a process of
elimination
Which answer is most likely to be correct?
Is it in the right range?
Does it sound reasonable?

10. Be wary of extremes and
generalisations
Words like
‘always’, ‘only’, ‘never’
indicate that the answer is less likely
to be correct.

11. Favour look-alike options
Which of the following is least likely to be correct,
given that three of them deal with aspects of the
same topic?
a) Tourism
b) Tourists
c) Tourism promoters
d) Fairy Penguins

12. Favour more inclusive options
Which of these is more likely to be
correct?
a) An adaptive system
b) An open system
c) A closed system
d) An open and adaptive system