5 Rules (and One Secret Weapon) for Acing Multiple Choice Tests

A,B,C,D... which answer is most common on multiple choice questions? Is the old advice to "go with C when in doubt" actually true?
In this video, I'll reveal the answer. Additionally, we'll go over five useful strategies you can use to improve your performance on these types of questions - whether they're on your ACT/SAT/GCSE exams or just on a pop quiz.
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[@racheld4298]

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[@sel5595]

Rachel D same 😂

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[@pink1536]

#1 tip Don't circle the wrong one

[@pink1536]

Evil Component \(•_•)/

[@ohokay1707]

Evil Component I've heard that its impossible /)0o0(\

[@pink1536]

Lizzy Lizz Well its called cheating duuuhhh

[@jauffreseptim5367]

Lizzy Lizz "Nothing is impossible" -Shia Lebeouf

[@marcusfigved7593]

Jaja Jaja then leran me how to become a plank

[@carastinks]

Literally no one : Me: hmm.. I haven’t chose C in a while....

[@lukasfotto328]

Cara Doyle that’s me

[@renameagain5808]

C is literally my escape route

[@christopherdebbane4472]

Lol

[@elainecastillo8829]

Also me:I've chosen too many A's

[@alirezaebrahimi1742]

😂😂😂😂

[@imnits]

Maths question's options are like a) 5/3 b) -5/3 c) 3/5 d) -3/5

[@luuksmedts]

I have never seen a math test with multiple choice questions

[@bobbyshmurdashat1344]

Luuk Smedts Lol What? Almost all of mine are.

[@drbmbowman]

@@luuksmedts ??? Tf how

[@luuksmedts]

@@bobbyshmurdashat1344 I believe in Europe (Netherlands for me) you mostly get open questions for everything. So you also need to fill in how you got the answer.

[@Jaylin7878g]

Luuk Smedts In highschool there are a lot of multiple choice

[@MhamadAwat]

That feeling when the right answer comes into ur mind after spending 10 minutes for that question

[@ShubhThakkar]

Mhamad Awat your profile picture makes it seem kinda funny

[@nzyafi8584]

Also that feeling when you turn in your test and remember the answer to that question you skipped

[@Jack-zd3vr]

Oh hey

[@samanthavolinsky2695]

Or when you hear everyone in the room turning to the next page and your still on the first qestion

[@aquanepa5850]

samantha volinsky first question?? You must’ve been pretty dumb

[@mkchills]

This is me on literally every MCQ test: Choose option A Have doubts Switch to option C Results come out: Option A ✅ Option C ❌

[@nautuangpu]

Omg i feel that

[@mkchills]

John Jove ikr

[@DrKAli-un5lt]

I've actually been doing the same. Now I use a pencil first so I can erase it and mark it with a pen for a final answer. It works tbh

[@riseofkilling7248]

omfg bro my life right here

[@mistadude]

Literally me

[@paulodomes9335]

This is basically me: Tip #1 ... have a strong memory. Tip #2 ... study and memorize everything. Tip#3 ... forget everything at the day of the exam.

[@Lemonsrt]

I'm just tip 1

[@lakshmimishra8032]

Paulo Domes o

[@Klycix]

"Strong memory" "Forgets everything" Lel

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[@Brooklyn-ro4uo]

Bro literally me

[@Grace-rv3cb]

Me on test day: when in doubt circle C My final test answers: every answer is C

[@galaxygamer1784]

so how did it go?

[@alphaheelee8352]

Grace well you’ll get at least one right

[@meghnalekshman4137]

Grade for the test: C

[@jamesneill1059]

Grace and I will have a lovely time

[@f.g.e.]

Once on 7th grade a teacher put all "D" (all of the above) no one passed

[@shabadabba]

F. G. E. Sci. That teacher trolled

[@f.g.e.]

Xavier Obezo yes h did

[@aj-hz2yq]

F. G. E. Sci. was his name mr. snowden?

[@f.g.e.]

son goku naw

[@fullyautomato4062]

F. G. E. Sci. did you cri?

[@goatsthatyell4162]

Most of the time when I go back to check over questions the ones that I change are wrong. And I regret not just going with my gut. Am I the only one?

[@suicidallemon2970]

goats that yell no

[@JJCoop231]

Happens to me every time! Lol

[@khandapwner6805]

same here, only if im more biased towards if its wrong but otherwise its right

[@thomasthetankengine2653]

It's probably just confirmation bias

[@ghostdestroyer5487]

I hate how there’s always that one question with two similar answers.

[@bellebing2350]

My tip is to NEVER 2ND GUESS, because your 2nd always the wrong guess.

[@internallyrotting8997]

True

[@mathcrazyow6646]

Never doubt your inner workings of your mind UNLESS you are *100%* certain it is WRONG

[@Iavenderhazes]

Barbie Bing That’s what happened to me during 5th grade finals 🦄😂

[@yurineijhorst753]

Not always. Sometimes my 2nd guess saved me from choosing the wrong answer. Though, usually when my second guess contradicts my first guess it'll be wrong.

[@champagnesupernova4081]

Never change your original answer. Learned that in 8th grade.

[@jennifercidro4860]

21.)D 22.)D 23.)D Me: *hmmm...something's wrong here*

[@jhiaramalate3282]

And then turns out all of them exam's answer is D then u changed it

[@otaku-san_x6655]

Reminds me when my teacher trolled us in a true or false test

[@jhiaramalate3282]

@@otaku-san_x6655 Same, that's where my trust issues started 💀

[@assortedgem219]

Lmao trueee

[@armytruth6860]

Lol me

[@nexus3101]

So you're telling me that Yoda was never a president of the United States?!

[@Thomasfrank]

All I'm saying is... have you ever seen George Washington and Yoda in the same room at the same time?

[@devinschwers3714]

Thomas Frank So you're saying George Washington is Yoda?

[@Pac052]

Blank Canvas OH YAS BOI I KNEW THAT SHIT RESEARCH BABY

[@coal8148]

Vote Yoda 2020?

[@LuckyV2]

Coal make it 2024 Trumps taking two terms tbh

[@ethansstuff2988]

PRO TIP: I personally eliminate 2 answers then play eeny meeny miny moe. I did this on my AP human geo finial yesterday and got a 92% with no other studying.

[@JacobLopez-uw3kp]

Ethan POV 9th grade huh?

[@JacobLopez-uw3kp]

Is that class hard im deciding if i should take it

[@razingflame]

Ethan POV I'ma try that

[@luisishere987]

Jacob Lopez I would take it, you can only gain from it. There’s basically nothing to lose, exposing yourself to AP can help you out for the rest of high school. My piece of advice ✌️

[@beyzee8516]

In MY high school you need to study if you want to pass 'cause multiple choice is only 50% of the exam type. They're really gonna test your knowledge like a multiple choice arranged in a matching type format (listed a-z, aa-zz, aaa-zzz) with LITERALLY multiple choices (there can be 10 answers in one question and if you got 1 wrong answer then you're wrong already even if the other choices you picked on the same number are right, but if you answered only 5 choices out of 10 and they're all correct, then you're gonna get half the points for that particular number). What's worse is they do NOT indicate how many possible answers are there on a particular item (so you really need to use your comprehension and study everything). Again, that's only a portion of the exam. They also loved torturing us with diagrams, long-ass enumerations (that you need to memorize), and comprehensive essay questions. BUT in subjects like trigonometry, there were NO multiple choice type. We had to sit there and answer like 30 problem solving with solutions (15 questions easy, 10 moderate, 5 superduper hard questions). It's tough but it's all worth it 'cause when we took college entrance exams (which are all multiple choice questions of course), we didn't have a hard time answering (I remember the LOWEST in our class was on the 89th percentile, and there were like 7 of them who got the highest 99+ percentile and I was on the 98th). It's all worth it especially when you go to college. Now I'm in my first year on med school. 😁

[@mythichydrated]

Me: *fails test* F- Me: *Watches video* Me:*Takes test again* Me: Gets F+ Me: *I learned something*

[@lenphamthi4056]

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[@nananala4658]

Cool u got a high F

[@albaniaadames7262]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@mistadude]

I have a Z

[@vickydaza]

😂

[@katerinar8994]

I have a tip: When you have multiple choice questions, always cover the answers when reading the question, so then an idea pops into your mind. Then, uncover the answer choices and see which one suits your answer. Then look to see if any answer choice is better than that. Then realize that your answer was wrong in the first place. Sad.

[@simple6657]

Avo cado that’s exactly what I do and it helps so much !

[@nwajibopaschal1994]

This me. That's the best method

[@trickmeplease]

**when you watch it AFTER a multiple choice test**

[@maddieh341]

Sugar Tiramisu omg same!!!

[@MukulSehrawat22]

and you realize how badly you fucked up that test

[@cupofacake484]

Sugar Tiramisu I can relate sooooo bad. Today I had a Russian literature multiple answer test, I think I did it pretty bad...

[@maryspence427]

Me today

[@kimnasayao5549]

Sugar Tiramisu I got 27 out of 60

[@Thomasfrank]

Bonus tip! Some multiple choice questions are worded so that the answer will complete the question's sentence. In these cases, one trick that can potentially help you narrow down your options is to look for answers that make the sentence grammatically correct. Here's an example. Charles Lindbergh was an: A) Truck driver B) Aviator C) Surgeon D) Ninja Only "Aviator" makes the sentence grammatically correct. This won't always happen, but it's something to look for.

[@nathanwong8336]

Thomas Frank thanks for the tips man and this bonus tip really helps out :D

[@wadebarrett8734]

Thomas Frank A tip that has worked for me over multiple exams is that absolutes like "always" and "never" are NOT usually the correct answer.

[@Adrienne21B]

Thomas Frank perfect timing!

[@nochannelvideos]

Thomas Frank Thank you for the informative video !

[@nachozapata]

Thomas Frank Nooooooooooo, i just had a test before you upload this video 😣

[@TylerJR1000]

i love how everyone watching this is still avoiding actually studying by watching this

[@rinaldskalvis5071]

You know, I had 3 weeks to study... Yea, I am procrastinating and being lazy. The test is in a few hours and it’s 1AM now. Nice

[@pabloalvarez334]

@@rinaldskalvis5071 how did it go?

[@miyastone4387]

@@rinaldskalvis5071 omg I had 2 weeks and I procrastinated and now the test is today and haven’t studied yet

[@rinaldskalvis5071]

@@pabloalvarez334 Yea, there were no multiple choices. Kinda sad

[@rinaldskalvis5071]

@@miyastone4387 Yikes

[@emilyl6550]

These were all the tips in this video 👇 1 read all the questions before actually working them out one by one You can also answer all of the hard question 1st 2 if you are on a hard question and cannot work it out go on to an easier question and work that and come back bc your brain will still be working out that question in the background 3 reread each question twice before answering it so you don’t misread anything and not realize any mistakes 4 check all your answers after you finish the PAGE not the whole test so your not intimidated by the number of questions you have to check 5 if there is a question that you just can’t remember the answer to but it’s at the tip of your thumb and you know it but you just can’t remember what the answer was, then just remember the room you were in when you learnt that and you are more likely to remember the answer or conversation Your welcome. Hope this helped!🥰

[@mabellee1511]

Thank u very much🙂

[@maggie6829]

thanks!

[@justlikeheaven7802]

Thanx

[@riad5575]

tyyy

[@kaantosito409]

thank you sir

[@njerecordings4296]

Good tip- If 2 answers are exact opposites there's a high chance it's one of those. EX. A) John did it B) John did not do it C) bob did it D) sally did not do it. Answer is either A or B

[@mackyrayne6027]

I am retarded but nah, some teacher uses those method to trick their student so they wont choose the C and D as an answer, so its still a blank guess

[@samwan1460]

Macky Rayne dude, if you choose c or d, then that would make b true since choosing c or d would mean john did not do it...

[@GarryDumblowski]

But then, it's important to remember that sometimes you need to choose the BEST answer, not just one of the RIGHT answers. If John wasn't even in the room where and when "it" happened, but sally was a witness and didn't do it either, D might actually be the correct answer. Of course, this is an example that has entirely absolutes for answers, which makes it a lot more likely that A or B is correct than if the possible answers are all statements that may be SORT OF true, which you're most likely to see on a history test.

[@lemondude6174]

NJE Recordings well that's pretty much a given. My WH AP teacher said that herself to one of the questions she wrote on a quiz

[@lieutenantmoo334]

NJE Recordings Yeah also when there's one answer that is completely different from the others it's almost never that

[@kittahlova206]

One tip that I learned from one of my teachers is that when all else fails, pick the longest answer. It makes sense, because in order to explain something correctly, one usually utilizes more words. Kinda like this :)

[@freshrockpapa-e7799]

It's false tho

[@kittahlova206]

So..you're just going to say something is false without elaborating on your point?

[@freshrockpapa-e7799]

I can explain something correct briefly. There is my elaboration, it's ironically an example too.

[@kittahlova206]

Fresh Rock Papa-E That's why I said the strategy is used when all else fails.

[@freshrockpapa-e7799]

But it's wrong.

[@croceye1910]

Pro- tip: Mostly the answers for last 10 questions are either A or B. Teachers do know that you’re more likely to make mistake under intense time pressure and you go with your most comfortable options i.e C or D.

[@polarexpress_fr]

Another tip: Usually avoid answer choices using extreme descriptors like “always” “everytime” “never.” It seemed to help me many times eliminate a wrong answer choice. Thanks, Thomas Frank! Appreciate the video.

[@KittysPlayPlace]

I hate when you get 3 of the same answers in a row or when there is a pattern. I almost cried in stressed when that happens

[@freshrockpapa-e7799]

Why? Either you know the answer or you don't, why do you care about patterns?

[@hannahc3317]

Because it makes you question yourself - as if it can't be right (even if you are 90-99% sure)

[@freshrockpapa-e7799]

Why can't be right if you see a patern? Humans find paterns in everything, even if they aren't.

[@whenjungkookwas12vswhenjim64]

taesthetic Omg I love your profile ARMY~!!!

[@kelvinpang438]

taesthetic yeah,when you get 3 same letters in a row,you would think one is wrong but you dont see anything wrong.

[@taliahass1234]

Well my teachers aren't assholes who want to fail you so if they were to put "Which on of these is NOT" they would highlight it and underline it. Some teachers even take time to explain questions in the beginning of the test (Especially my French teacher)

[@iskrem596]

Talia Hass My native language teacher explains the questions too and even people that don't study at all can get (at least somewhat) good grades:D

[@lilymercy]

ya mine will too im in jr.high which might explain it but you can ask for clarification and somtimes if you state a good case the actual answer will be changed or turned into a gimmie and they will explain certain questions to the entire class at the beginig of the test

[@Cc-tv1ku]

Talia Hass yay

[@karmagenesis2201]

I have an exam in 30 minutes and I’m sitting outside the exam room PANICKING!!

[@karmagenesis2201]

Help~

[@blckstang6363]

Karma Genesis how’d u go?

[@karmagenesis2201]

Serb Eagle It was fine- I overreacted 😂😂

[@vaksugod3793]

@@karmagenesis2201 lol

[@M0rgan1sm]

This is what i consider studying for my ap test tomorrow. I've given up at this point

[@Bella-ul1fq]

A fellow AP English and Comp-er?

[@hailey1215]

How’d you do?

[@handsoap1097]

Pro tip Place a pen on the paper and spin it Whatever answer it lands on is right

[@jaypatil6286]

well..... The pen fell down.

[@ShubhThakkar]

Mine turned into a sword (using Percy's riptide)..

[@CastanedaBruh]

Shubh Thakkar I appreciate you as a human being for that reference

[@diamonds_realm]

What if its left...ill leave now

[@shaynamullins2719]

bro just from ur username I don't trust u I mean dingle berries really?

[@AskPolymathGeddy]

Great video! Here are five more that have always worked for me... 6.) When reading each question, cover the answer choices and come up with the answer yourself. Then look to see if you can find that answer in the options. Looking and then choosing only makes you vulnerable to fall into a trap of thinking the wrong way because your mind automatically tries to find a way the answer you are looking at could be correct, which may distract you and easily pacify your urge to think clearly before selecting your answer. 7.) Review each page's answers before moving on because the questions are still fresh in your mind. 8.) Look at the pattern of answer choices on each page. Pick the letter for each question unanswered that balances out your answer choices. 9.) If you are stuck on a question, look for one of the answer options in the next question. It is often there! 10.) When narrowing down your answers, use logic to determine what might be true based on what you already know about that subject or even other subjects. For ex, if asked about a machinery part that you do not know, consider the name of the part and its literal definition and apply that knowledge to the answer process.

[@mynameisambertoo7379]

For all my Social exams, we had a source booklet, and a question booklet. I ALWAYS read the question first, then hopped into the source, then hopped back to the question and answers. Reading the question first will help you pick up what you need while reading the source. (Or looking at the image) Another little humorous thing I did last year during finals was that as soon as I started to feel hopeless, I did a tally of all the questions i felt confident in, and made a percentage. If my percentage is already quite high, I know that I can relax about getting an answer wrong. Probably not a good strategy

[@Tactify24]

Ask Polymath Geddy 8 is false every test I take there's always one letter that's picked a lot more

[@nazreenali8817]

who else is here because of AP exams

[@allisonmartinez5153]

Rose ie next Tuesday is my AP exam :-)

[@tanyarawal1913]

i’m so scared my test is on Tuesday

[@asmital7160]

@@allisonmartinez5153 me too! I need help studying'

[@fabiang_3053]

are you doing AP Human???

[@tanyarawal1913]

FabianG_305 yep and it’s tomorrow and i’m freaking out

[@lostloaf7817]

My method is I haven't picked D for a while so that's the answer

[@NovaScout]

Best Strategie is to circle not the wrong one.

[@jmwthekid4954]

Has Harvard offered you a scholarship yet?

[@usbuzb]

😂😆

[@dannylinn6406]

Harvard: n i g g a y o u i n

[@liv1570]

best strategy is to learn to spell :))

[@mef2279]

BEAUTIFUL!!

[@SharkyDaddy]

I like how some tests do this: 1- is the character a male or a female? A- male B- female 2- did she have a cat? Questions that get answered in the next question XD

[@randomperson-um2vb]

Frenchie The Fry yes but for me it's a few questions later

[@harvey_7615]

Frenchie The Fry ikr haha

[@karahlee1907]

good luck on finals friends

[@blakejohnson2542]

Karah Lee 😭

[@suniljohn6927]

ya too :)

[@sirlemonn]

I have it tommorow :(

[@nadawaell_]

Mine is in a couple hours😭

[@diaconucristi2452]

it's in 30 minutes thank you

[@valley_girl997]

Pro tip: close ur eyes and just circle one

[@Cent-ql3gr]

** 45%

[@cleora2807]

Or do any mini miny moe

[@user-bp5ry5nv4d]

@@cleora2807 how do you do that ?

[@NoName-cy4yy]

@@user-bp5ry5nv4d You sing the words and where it lands at the end is the one you pick

[@oatmealcookies0838]

Or or or you just circle alllll the answers

[@angelinelozano8215]

My exam is actually tomorrow. Wish me luck lol 😂

[@mwanthang]

Angeline Lozano hope you did well

[@Gabrielautoclass]

Angeline Lozano nodu

[@cupofacake484]

Angeline Lozano, I have a history test tomorrow, I cannot wait!! I want to just get over it.X (

[@overloadn_3681]

Bagdagul Lukpanova same 😂

[@LifeofSeda]

My Regents is tomorrow

[@unknown1859]

Another tip. Multiple choice actually sometimes helps you remember the short written answers. Or name of something. And also if you are not sure about a multiple choice questions always go with your gut feeling or your first extinct.

[@Thomasfrank]

Good point!

[@unknown1859]

Thomas Frank didn't expect a reply from you Thomas. I wanna say a massive thank you for all the study tips, it really helps students like myself and other students. Appreciate your time making these videos.

[@nafstudies8648]

Unknown I agree I am now using his techniques and will be uploading a video on how I used his techniques and now make notes

[@julienarmond9682]

Ok. My teacher gave a test and all the answers were C. I was pretty confident that my answers were right

[@daliasaeed6099]

Oh no.... did u ? Lol

[@akmaldanial67]

Did you get 100%?

[@yoleeisbored]

@@daliasaeed6099 that is sone lazy teachet

[@jhiaramalate3282]

Then the All of the answers were B 👁👄👁

[@julienarmond9682]

Jhiara Malate that would’ve been really funny 😆, but they were C. He even said that it was intentional 😂 😂

[@lychiie3229]

is it just me, or when every time I get like 3 A’s in a row, I have to change one cause I feel like somethings wrong.

[@theredwolfyt9687]

For me its 4 A's

[@leilladestinysurio1930]

yes exaclty , then i end up changing my answer

[@AJ-CR]

Actually the answers are usually 'D' and 'B'. Also, "true" IS more likely to be the correct answer. When in doubt, choose the *longest* answer. (Makes sense, teacher types ALL of those words to make it a wrong answer..?)

[@cleetusyeetuswilldevouryou4308]

Zero Hour - SSB4 oof

[@itsedenhollander3217]

Yeah and they want to be precise

[@imsydthesquid3250]

It is always the shortest for my Accelerated Math and Science classes.;)

[@callista1423]

Zero Hour - SSB4 se

[@zacharyhentze64]

Zero Hour - SSB4 English tests it’s the shortest answer cause the simplest is a,ways correct in English

[@bsdjkgf2939]

Also, if there is a "All of the above"; there is about a 80% chance it's the correct answer

[@uzi3963]

elaborate on that please

[@fa1con730]

Actually, it’s more of a 20% chance just to make you give up on all the other answers (at least from my experience).

[@beboblox1774]

If all the questions dont have “all of the above” or “none of the above” and suddenly a question pops up with one of hem its definitely correct

[@1000SubscribersWithoutVideoss]

Jimmy says

[@SKYNCVLT]

@jayl but where did he pull 80% from?

[@omergouner7850]

My teacher (yesterday) told her children (including me) that when she took her teaching test, she said that her friends failed and had to try again multiple times due to not finishing in time, and so she said the smartest one in her class couldn’t finish the test and she thought she wouldn’t make it in time. She had 2 minutes left and she had a lot of questions left and she said she either picked all b’s for the rest or all c’s (we figured out it was c’s) and she passed the test.

[@claireli39]

Crying inside because my teacher online gives one question at a time and I can't go back or skip a question ;)

[@gentlepeeps3351]

search the answers

[@alisafeerhyder1994]

just teach bruh

[@saetainlatin]

I had a teacher that liked to screw with us and used to put 50 multiple choice questions all withe same answer: C or patterns: CDBA CDBA CDBA...

[@harkirat9662]

savage

[@Thomasfrank]

Haha - I had a teacher in 7th grade who did something similar. He also gave us a test that said "Read all directions first," which was followed by a ton of different tasks and problems. The last one was "Don't do any of the problems on this sheet; just turn it in blank with your name." I failed that one :P

[@rinkokonoe8644]

Sagen Sagita those are great though because once you find the pattern you just fill them all in

[@saetainlatin]

The problem is that you get paranoiac that a pattern would appear and start doubting of yourself

[@freshrockpapa-e7799]

If you doubt of yourself is because you don't know the answer, so it's your fault anyway. Patterns only help you pass without knowing anything, I don't see why people complain.

[@SkyArmysGeneral]

Alright, you get this like for now, but if I don't get at least a B on my AP Chemistry Midterm, I'm taking it back

[@Thomasfrank]

You drive a hard bargain

[@noueeem952]

Shinigami Asashin how did it gooo?

[@Ldrago9262]

Shinigami Asashin me to I procrastinate like crazy and I don't have anything to study as I rushed on my study guid

[@jacobrodriguez442]

Xavier Rodriguez did you take your like back?

[@Jadoreoctavia]

Xavier Rodriguez so hilarious

[@the_monstah6378]

So basically just take your time, study, have good memory, and choose the most plausible answer if you don’t know what the answer is.

[@goatstatusjosh]

0:40 - Skim ahead to prime your brain and get potential clues to the questions you'll answer. 2:39 - Don't spend too much time on one question. Move on and let your subconscious brain work in the background, then return once you get the answer. 3:46 - Read the question twice. Questions can be specific and tricky. Missing out on a key detail can cost you a point. 4:43 - Double check at the end of the page. This will save more time compared to checking all the questions at once when you're finished. 5:24 - Envision where you learned it. Studies show that envisioning the learning environment can help you remember what you were taught.

[@Joel-js2gk]

Another IMPORTANT tip: When reading a multiple choice question, BEFORE reading the answers, try to think of the answer yourself. If it's something that's taken straight from your class' notes or textbook that you remember, think of that answer, find the answer in the choices given and move on. Teachers will often make answers that sound half right just to try and confuse you. If you know the answer, pick the answer you know is right and move on, don't confuse yourself by reading the other answers.

[@madelineelizabeth1986]

My physics proffesor is horrible! Almost everyone fails every time. I mean this one girl got a 7% with a curve... he's horrible! Everyone has to guess on his exams. I tried your way and i got an 80! Which is incredible for that class

[@erinlambillotte6516]

bet, i got a fucking physics test tomorrow and ive been showing up hella late this whole chapter so i dont know ANYTHING, im bout to use these strategies tomorrow 😂😂😭

[@ZombieChicken-X]

mine just can't teach

[@connorforsberg9796]

madelineelizabeth19 sounds like my amp human geography teacher

[@jollyzhao1866]

Physics honestly isn’t bad. The answers are in the reference table, and you’ve just got to plug it in. If your teacher doesn’t teach, then you should educate yourself.

[@ZombieChicken-X]

Don't really need it passed what I know so.

[@cozakokotano6448]

I owe you so much for such ultimate great tips, man, This is something to obtain for the sake of the studying, for the rest of my life. Thank you, brother.

[@sweeteikmel]

It's 4am. This is literally my last resort 😂😂😭😭

[@sethconway6465]

Omg thank you! I think speak for everyone when I say that this exactly what I needed tonight!hank you

[@catdogfishdogcats]

Seth Conway no

[@ornithology1188]

Please. You may definitely not speak for me.

[@Redsoxking]

This would have been helpful 3.5 years ago

[@sel5595]

Redsoxking 😂

[@milkywae3142]

Redsoxking lmao

[@archie7404]

Louis Williams Suga Adams the 3rd both the replies are ARMYs 😂

[@bonniehoke-scedrov4906]

This is my first time enjoying your KZbin channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.

[@ryanwelch6753]

Amazing video. Great strategies and very creative. The all of the above/none of the above fact was quite a shocker. Thanks bro, this may help on my test Wednesday.

[@callmetyler]

A tip that I personally use: when reading the answers, read d first and then make your way to a rather than going in order of the alphabet. My logic behind this is that if the creator of the test puts the answers in a certain order to take advantage of the way our brains work, you can bypass their technique.

[@maame2006]

I've been doing that for a while now

[@em1L.]

@@maame2006 is it working?

[@ratmadhat3792]

trying this tomorrow

[@EI_Greko]

@@ratmadhat3792 did it work

[@ratmadhat3792]

@@EI_Greko lol not really

[@escjulia7422]

Test tip! You are more likely to get a better test grade by drinking water right before the test! I have done it for all my tests!

[@hitsubitsa5039]

Until you need to piss during the exam...

[@anilganiga]

bevarsi nin bajva hadbi

[@AJ-CR]

Hitsu Bitsa pretty sure that's the joke.

[@1RealHottie]

Studying for my Realtor State Test. Thank you so much for sharing this great video. I find your information very helpful.

[@Sana-ns4nv]

If I have to remember the order of things (For example, the continents in order) I would make an acronym for the things and if there’s 2 with the first same letter, I would use the first two letters. Idk why but it works really good for me

[@alwayscreatingio]

who else immediately clicked on this video? 😂🙄

[@kitsunes95]

me ;)

[@shobanar2782]

Me!!

[@riaknightwalker4859]

me

[@Tom-xy9gb]

Steven Van me

[@thrawbin6201]

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[@kyleferris388]

These are all great! I'm also a big believer in the 'falsification' method. Look for answers that are wrong and work backwards as opposed to looking for answers that are right (this helps control for confirmation bias). Each elimination only helps your chances. Taking 1/4 away means an outright guess jumps from 25% likely to 33% likely. If you falsify down to 1/2 you've got yourself to 50/50.

[@anamikanair801]

Kyle Ferris so... slash the trash

[@Stupefii]

mika see but when you have anxiety you wonder if you slashed out the right answer

[@valeriehashim]

Thanks so much for this video. Extremely helpful...I loved it!

[@thebasicmelon3373]

I had a science exam and I didnot study apperantly I got the highest mark of the class and the teacher said how so I said I chose the answer by looking at which multiple choice anwers had the most scientific words. ITs bIg BraIn tIMe

[@rationalsage1084]

Thanks I mangaed to get a d on my history test this time

[@michaelwinter742]

Michael Mills means, "Thanks. I managed to get a 'D' on my history test, this time." He also got a "D" on his English test.

[@rationalsage1084]

i wonder how you no that

[@michaelwinter742]

Michael Mills 😂

[@JohnBanana]

Michael Winter unnecessary comma -1

[@michaelwinter742]

John_Banana "This time" acts as a parenthetical statement. The comma is necessary. I am not familiar enough with the Chicago Manual of Style to say it is required in newspapers.

[@heyimbori]

Step#1 Study! Step#2 fail step#1 step#3 fail the test

[@ShubhThakkar]

Step 5: Become homeless, feel guilty and turn super motivated in the process..

[@naritruwireve1381]

*My way* Step 1- "I'm going to study!" Step 2- "I'll studying later" Step 3- (5 minutes before test starts) "QUICKLY STUDY YA LAZY AZ"

[@plopplop5218]

Step 6 fail life

[@Val-gm9xx]

Step 7: end my life ``/

[@tdub6542]

yup

[@walter-st3fb]

There was once we had a 12 question test with 4 options A, B, C and D. 7 questions ended up having the correct answer as A because the teachers wanted statistically fewer students to get the answer right by guessing

[@elizabethweaverling263]

One of my favorite videos from you! How would a student come up with chapter review questions if they don’t have them in their textbooks?

[@sukainarizvi3110]

Editing ON POINT.

[@Thomasfrank]

Thank you!

[@sukainarizvi3110]

XxMelonGamingxX Low Blow. Not cool.

[@lavayuki]

My college loves questions using "what is the MOST correct", and then having 2-3 answers that could be technically correct but requiring the answer that's the closest

[@Jamsome59]

Last year I had this Ap gov teacher who on our first 10 question quiz in that class deliberately made the first four questions correct answers D. After the quiz most of the class was confused about it, and he talked about how you should trust your brain more than patterns on a piece of paper. I got an A on the quiz (the first 4 questions correct thankfully) but that’s just a very memorable moment for me.

[@danfanelli2788]

Very helpful, easy to understand, and fun to learn! Thanks for making this video! 😊

[@tatianaangelica46]

I used when in doubt choose c like 10 times on the SAT .. great.

[@gundarsslitke7302]

What's the answer? a)10 b)36 c)16 d)29 It's "c"! You can see that the numbers contain of two digits. And then you just have to look for digits that are the same. If a number has digits that other dont have, it's not the answer. And then you just find the number with both digits matching each other numbers

[@Thomasfrank]

This can be helpful at times - but just like the tips on guessing at the end of the video, don't rely on it too much.

[@gundarsslitke7302]

Thomas Frank True, just a last resort

[@KlassicLoL]

Gundars Šlitke Lol I've done this strategy on tests before

[@KendrysDraws]

the question: what how much is 6x6?

[@bshivam2001]

I thought this comment was just a troll, but after looking at the answer's explanation I can say that this tip works for *almost* all types of mental ability and concept based tests. For fact-based subjects like History, however, this trick may not work. In short, you have to try to narrow down your choices based on what you already know about the given choices and then finding links between the answers.

[@abtihalsaed3510]

mid term next week and you tom are doing an awesome job!!

[@karenescalera3597]

Appreciate your thoughts and humor. Thanks for sharing.

[@nicksigalas4498]

Tip: If your answers in three consecutive questions are: d, a, b your at least one answer is wrong because your teachers dont know how to dab

[@palmtree2401]

Nick Sigal Savage

[@vanessadenise8983]

lmao 💀

[@thirdymac]

Nick Sigal actually, its true. Last time it was 1.d 2.a 3.b I got 2. Wrong xD

[@liam.3329]

My teacher dabs I mean ALL of them

[@bhushanjagtap2206]

Savagely lame 😂

[@FreedominThought]

Your editing game is getting better

[@Thomasfrank]

Thanks! I checked out some of your videos last night - your editing is fantastic as well. Are you doing all of those animations yourself? It looks like you're using the Puppet features in After Effects, which I still need to learn...

[@FreedominThought]

Thank you! I haven't used the puppet tool yet, I'm sending you an e-mail now with some details.

[@TheDungeonMasterz]

boom, friendship made

[@ahmedaburoumi2060]

Sam.T. - 😂

[@ThePiMan0903]

Thanks Thomas Frank! I will try to apply these tips on my next exam. Thanks again!

[@glossypeach777]

Thank you so much for this!

[@alexsuarez-martinez6893]

I've been watching your videos since 10th grade. I am a junior now in high school and I have to say they really have helped me stay on top of my game intellectually even though I still have 2 years left til college. Thank you and keep up the great work man.

[@Maw0]

Now you've graduated college.

[@drewroman7680]

I'm tryna figure out the formula for that fucking hairline

[@bruinsfan8845]

Andrew Roman W

[@NikyPx]

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[@AiiSoBoom]

Andrew Roman quadratic

[@howsusisthis]

hahaha! Parabolic?

[@diegovillarroel9899]

Andrew Roman Choose Flask letter B XD

[@hareemahmad2287]

So, thomas has always been real frank at advices!

[@emilygrace7424]

This seemed like a very helpful video. Thanks!

[@Natalatalei]

Napoleon and Yoda were tight buds

[@cruz.c]

why didnt this show up in my recommended before the exams

[@ketchupacket]

0:12 Yes, I did hear this tip from a teacher who wants to destroy the world

[@bishopsaulnier640]

Thank u so much I’m having the biggest test of the year today this was so helpful

[@KyzakyJenkins]

best timing, having a multiple choice exam tomorrow!

[@nathanwong8336]

KyzakyJenkins good Luck :D

[@KyzakyJenkins]

Thanks!

[@AlexHardy316]

Good luck ! :D

[@paulo25740]

how did it go?

[@taranguyen5137]

Am I the only one who takes notes on his videos just to get better at making notes?

[@HealthyWC-2]

YES!

[@evie.s]

Omg that is so smart \°O°/

[@aurelialucinus744]

Tara nguyen why... why have I never thought of that? No wonder I fail tests. I'm not even smart enough to take notes which will help me on tests.

[@lailatbarbie1884]

Aurelia Lucinus loooooool

[@lailatbarbie1884]

Great idea! Thx

[@lyndsiemmiles]

Awesome tips, tricks, and information!

[@shakespearaamina9117]

Thanks! Truly useful indeed 🙂🙂❤️

[@markgames9229]

0:52 the DarthJarJar question I have gotten wrong a few time but thanks for clearing it up for me

[@Thomasfrank]

No problem :P

[@AliAlmazawi]

tomorrow I have multiple choice exam and instead of studying I'm ... well you guessed it lol

[@jesykaob]

Thanks a lot for these helpful tips and information! 😊♥️♥️

[@afsarsayedturjo3873]

Thanks man I needed this

[@motion2597]

I got Finals tomorrow and haven't studied shit

[@ruthd556]

Real Nigga Shit did you pass?

[@ilyasfahd5799]

passed?

[@Brayan-hr9of]

Finals tomorrow

[@haymay1876]

Same!

[@Brayan-hr9of]

Ella May I live in Southern California and they cancelled school so I had extra time to study

[@solidwaterslayer]

My five tips: Don't check your answers. Read the question but don't peak at the answer choices, answer the question in your own words and then look at the choices and pick the one closest to your answer. Use this next tip with previous tip: don't pick the most right answer instead, pick the least wrong answer. Use this next tip with first tip: forget stress anxiety worrying and (Fifth tip)prepare to fail.

[@solidwaterslayer]

Bonus tip: if you don't know which answer is the least wrong, eliminate the most wrong or the second most wrong before guessing. But wait here is the tip. This guess has to be unbiased so flip a coin to decide the answer. Spin a pencil, look at the clock: after 4 is a, after 7 is b, etc. Do not do this guy's secret weapon.💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@p-gagemiller9025]

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[@irenebeerten5476]

❤ this was fun, thanx again. So much interesting info...pff..love it😊