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NEW JERSEY COPS ■ MARCH 2014
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Basic tips for answering multiple-choice questions
The New Jersey Civil Service Commission has
comprised a list of basic tips for answering multiple-choice questions. They are as follows:
• Try not to read too much into each question. Avoid imagining scenarios in which
each option given could be true. In most
cases, questions that appear to be “trick
questions” are usually only tricky because
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they are not taken at face value. Determine
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the best answer using only the information
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supplied in the question, without making
unwarranted assumptions. The correct
answer is the one that works best for the situation
described.
• Be sure to choose an answer that is directly related to the
question being asked. Do not select an answer choice,
even if it is a true or correct statement by itself, unless it
specifically answers the question being asked.
• The correct answer is the choice that contains the most
exact or most complete information in response to the
question. Some answer choices may be correct or true in
part, but less exact or less complete than the “best”
choice. An answer choice that is only partially correct,
partially true, or true only under certain conditions
should be considered an incorrect choice.
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Do not let more difficult questions affect your attitude
and steal valuable time.
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Do not linger over questions you cannot answer. If you
cannot decide on an answer choice, make your best
guess and move on. However, if you must guess, try to
eliminate as many clearly wrong choices as you can in
order to make your guess from as few alternatives as possible.
These are good tips that NJCSC has provided. If you follow
these tips, your score should go up.
Thanks to the New Jersey Civil Service Commission for making this information available to candidates. d
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