6.4

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

How do you deal with multiple choice questions?

Tip #1

Read the entire question.

Tip #2

Answer it in your mind first.

Tip #3

Read every answer option 

(even when you think you've spotted the right answer already)

Tip #4

Eliminate wrong answers.

Tip #5

Select the best answer

Tip #6

Answer the questions you know first.

Tip #7

Pay attention to words like always, not, sometimes, never. 

Pay particularly close attention to the words not, sometimes, always, and never. An answer that includes always must be irrefutable. If you can find a single counterexample, then the answer is not correct. The same holds true for the word never. If an answer option includes never a single counterexample will indicate the answer is not the correct.

Tip #8

Don't second-guess yourself! Stick with your first answer.

Pay particularly close attention to the words not, sometimes, always, and never. An answer that includes always must be irrefutable. If you can find a single counterexample, then the answer is not correct. The same holds true for the word never. If an answer option includes never a single counterexample will indicate the answer is not the correct.

There are ..... (veel) emergency exits in this building.

1. a lot of
2. a few
3. many
4. much

I saw ....... (een paar) interesting tweets yesterday.

1. few
2. little
3. a few
4. a little

There's ..... (weinig) time left to discuss this now.

1. few
2. little
3. a few
4. a little

I'm convinced that ........ (weinig) astronauts like space food.

1. few
2. little
3. a few
4. a little

Would you like ........ (een beetje) water?

1. few
2. little
3. a few
4. a little

They haven't got ....... (veel) money.

1. a lot of
2. a little
3. many
4. much

What's the difference between A and B?

A: A few schools in this area teach Spanish.
B: Few schools in this area teach Spanish.

What's the difference between A and B?

A: We had little time to work on the project.
B: We had a little time to work on the project.