Tips To Tacle MCQs

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Introduction

1. Multiple choice questions consists of three parts: the stem(the question), distracters( the wrong choices) and the correct choices
2. Multiple choice exams ask a student to recognize to correct choice among a set of options rather than asking the student to produce a correct answer entirely his\her own mind.

Preparation

1. The preparation required for an MCQ paper is different from that for an essay paper. For an essay paper, it is often possible to spot commonly recurring topics and to plan your revision accordingly. But this is often not possible for MCQ examinations, in which a large number of questions can be made from the broader range of syllabus.
2. One of the best ways of revising for MCQs is to read as widely around a subject as possible, concentrating less on memorizing hard facts and more on understanding basic principles and concepts.
3. Remember, rote learning will stick up the matter in your tongue temporarily but if you understand what you read, it will stay as an imprint in your grey matter for ever
4. If you can, try to work through previous MCQ papers as these will give you the best indication of the style of each particular examination. If there is limited pool of questions, they may even be repeated in the exam as in the case of Maharajgunj Medical College entrance examination.

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