READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY. CIRCLE, UNDERLINE, OR BRACKET KEYWORDS...

1. Read the question carefully. Circle, underline, or bracket key

words and phrases. You will find words in the question prompts

such as: significant; direct result of, consequence of; true,

correct; most characteristic of, best known for, best describes;

primarily, primary reason, primary purpose; most influential;

most accurately characterizes. These are qualifiers or descriptors

that clue you to what you should be looking for in the answer

choices.

A word like significant means you should be looking for why

something is important in the larger context of U.S. history.

Words like best describes or most characteristic of are asking

STRATEGIES FOR MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

you to analyze the information and come up with an opinion

based on facts. In both instances, one or more of the answer

choices may be correct; you need to look for the one that is

most inclusive, giving the broadest view of the subject.