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Question:

Multiple choice question

Eliminate means to remove or take away. 

 

For example:

 

Sometimes tests have multiple-choice questions. When you answer these questions, you must eliminate the wrong answers and choose the right answer.

take out

not include as a possibility

keep something as a possible option

not have as an option

Which answers below are closest to this meaning of eliminate?

Choose the 3 correct answers. 

 

 

Response:

not have as an option

take out

keep something as a possible option

not include as a possibility
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Question:

Multiple choice question

When you solve or end a problem, you eliminate it.

For example:

The United Nations organization tries to eliminate threats to peace on earth.

world peace

conflicts between nations

hunger among children

threats from nuclear weapons

Which answers are examples of things we should try to eliminate? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

world peace

conflicts between nations

threats from nuclear weapons

hunger among children
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Question:

Multiple choice question

Let’s see how good you are at the process of elimination.

You will eliminate this sentence after you remove another one.

When you used the process of elimination, this was the first sentence you removed.

Keep only one sentence, and eliminate the others.

Look at the 3 sentences below. First eliminate the sentence written in past tense. Next, eliminate the sentence written in future tense.

Which sentence will remain? Choose the 1 correct answer.

Response:

Keep only one sentence, and eliminate the others.

You will eliminate this sentence after you remove another one.

When you used the process of elimination, this was the first sentence you removed.
Feedback:

If you followed the instructions carefully, you should remain with only this sentence!
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Multiple choice question

Read this paragraph and answer the question below.

increase your chances of getting the answer right.

guarantee you will get the right answer.

help you answer the question correctly even if you aren't sure which is the right answer.

Using Elimination to Answer Multiple-choice Questions

Multiple- choice questions ask you to choose the right answer from a number of possibilities. Most multiple-choice questions usually give you 4 choices - A, B, C, and D. If you have to find which answer out of 4 possible answers is right, start by eliminating answers that are obviously wrong. To do this, you should compare each answer to see which answers are "more wrong" than the others. This strategy should leave you with only 1 or 2 possible choices instead of 4 – which will double your chances of choosing the correct answer.

Which answers best complete this sentence? Choose 2 correct answers. According to the above paragraph, when you answer multiple-choice questions, a process of elimination can…

Response:

guarantee you will get the right answer.

increase your chances of getting the answer right.

help you answer the question correctly even if you aren't sure which is the right answer.