Multiple choice and matching features
Eliminating wrong options, and matching statements to people or theories.
15 minutes · A free lesson from Reading
In multiple choice, the wrong options are usually wrong for one of three reasons: the passage says something different; the option is true but does not answer the question; or the option uses words from the passage in the wrong way.
In matching features, you match statements to people, places, theories or dates. The names are easy to scan for — so find every place a name appears, and read those parts closely.
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: Which is a common reason an option is wrong?
- It is true, but it does not answer the question
- It is the longest option
- It is the shortest option
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A: It is true, but it does not answer the question — Wrong options also say something different from the passage, or use its words in the wrong way.
Quick check: In matching features, how do you find the information quickly?
- Read the passage from the start each time
- Scan for every place each name appears
- Guess from the names
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B: Scan for every place each name appears — Names are easy to scan for. Mark every mention, then read those parts closely.
Quick check: One person's ideas appear in three paragraphs. What should you do?
- Use only the first paragraph
- Skip that person
- Mark every mention before you answer
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C: Mark every mention before you answer — A person's ideas can be spread across the whole passage.
Marked as soon as you finish — free with an account.Practise now