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Test Taking Strategies
True/False Statements
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Negatives
Circle all negatives so that you are sure of what the statement says.
List some examples of negatives.
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Examples of Negatives
Not NoneNo oneHardly, ScarcelyPrefixes such as
Un- non- dis- in-
What others did you list?
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Negatives
The effect of negatives is to make the sentence the opposite of what it would be without the negative.
Write a statement then change it by adding a negative.
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DoubleDouble Negatives
Simplify the question by getting rid of double negatives.Simplify this statement:
Most people are not unafraid of snakes.
Most people are notnot unafraid of snakes.
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Qualifiers
If general qualifiers are present there is a good chance that the statement is
True
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General Qualifiers/TrueTrue
List some general qualifiers.
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General Qualifiers/True
Some
Few
Most
Many
Seldom
Probably
Sometimes
Generally
Usually
Often
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Absolute Qualifiers
If absolute qualifiers are used, there is a GOOD CHANCE that the statement is
FALSE
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Absolute Qualifiers
Absolute Qualifiers make a statement
mean100%100%
There can be No ExceptionsNo Exceptions to the statement.
List some qualifiers.
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Absolute Qualifiers/False
All All
AlwaysAlways
No No
NeverNever
NoneNone
Every Every
EveryoneEveryoneOnly Only Best Best Entirely Entirely InvariablyInvariablyWorstWorst
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Educated Guesses
Guess FalseIf you think any part of a statement is false, then the whole statement is false.
Carefully check items in a series.
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Educated Guesses
Guess FalseIf the statement gives a reason.
Be on the look-out for phrases such as reason, because, due to, or since
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Educated Guesses
Guess TrueGuess TrueUnless you Unless you know know it is it is false.false.
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How much do you remember?
What effect do negatives have on true false statements?
What do you do when there are two negatives in a sentence?
What effects do qualifiers have on true false statements?
What are two reasons you might guess that a statement is false?
Why would you guess that the statement might be true?
