GET EXERCISE.YOU HARDLY HAVE THE TIME TO STUDY, SO HOW CAN YOU FIND...

3. Get exercise.You hardly have the time to study, so how can you find the time to exercise? As difficult asit may be, it’s important to squeeze exercise into your busy schedule. Even light exercise, such as a briskwalk to the store, can dramatically improve your brainpower. For one thing, exercising can help youclear your head, especially if you are preoccupied with many things and need to get focused on yourwork. For another, if you exercise, you will have more energy during the day and sleep better at night.That means all of your study time will be more productive. In addition, your exercise time can actuallydouble as study time. For example, you can review material while you are riding an exercise bike. Youcan go through verb conjugations while you are race-walking around the park. If you exercise with apartner, you can practice your English speaking and listening skills. You can watch TV in English whileyou run on the treadmill. And here’s another bonus: exercise helps relieve stress. So especially if youare dealing with test anxiety, make exercise a priority.Multiple-Choice Test StrategiesMultiple-choice is the most popular question format for standardized tests like the TOEFL exam. Under-standably so: Multiple-choice questions are easy and fast to grade. They are also popular because they are gen-erally considered objective.They are questions based solely on information and don’t allow the test taker toexpress opinions.Multiple-choice questions have three parts:Stem:the questionOptions:the answer choicesDistracters:the incorrect answersStem:By “It’s raining cats and dogs,” the man probably meansOptions:a) It’s been a long time since it rained.b) It is raining heavily.c) He needs an umbrella.d) His pets are out of control.In this question, the correct answer is b. The other options are all distracters. Here are some strategiesto help you answer multiple-choice questions correctly: