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7 Jul 2017
Negative Marking
Most universities conduct exams in the MCQ format. Usually, one-third or one-fourth of the weightage for a question will be deducted for wrong answers. So rather than answering everything you think you know, you must find the correct answer.
Some universities have comprehension questions- questions based on a given prose or verse extract; otherwise most questions asked in the entrances are not much analytical. You needn't work out the answers as in science subjects or mathematics. Either you know the answer or you do not know the answer. It is as simple as that.
Then there are tricky questions. Often you might be familiar with the premises of the question-as one of my friends put it, ''you know everything about the question, except the right answer''. In such circumstances, you will be tempted to choose one answer based on your assumptions. Rarely, your choice could be the right one. But remember that even one wrong answer can make or break your chances. So rather than depending on skills of deduction and guesswork, prepare well and make yourself knowledgeable enough.
There is a downside to this. Sometimes, your guess might be the right answer. Some students have successfully qualified entrance examinations by depending on this strategy. But once you are inside the examination hall, there is no method to verify your answer, other than the knowledge already stored in your brain. But many more had lost their chances due to this.
So, my suggestion is to attempt questions if and only if you are sure about the accuracy of your choice.
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Some universities have comprehension questions- questions based on a given prose or verse extract; otherwise most questions asked in the entrances are not much analytical. You needn't work out the answers as in science subjects or mathematics. Either you know the answer or you do not know the answer. It is as simple as that.
Then there are tricky questions. Often you might be familiar with the premises of the question-as one of my friends put it, ''you know everything about the question, except the right answer''. In such circumstances, you will be tempted to choose one answer based on your assumptions. Rarely, your choice could be the right one. But remember that even one wrong answer can make or break your chances. So rather than depending on skills of deduction and guesswork, prepare well and make yourself knowledgeable enough.
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There is a downside to this. Sometimes, your guess might be the right answer. Some students have successfully qualified entrance examinations by depending on this strategy. But once you are inside the examination hall, there is no method to verify your answer, other than the knowledge already stored in your brain. But many more had lost their chances due to this.
So, my suggestion is to attempt questions if and only if you are sure about the accuracy of your choice.
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