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How to Approach Each Question

Type

IN THIS CHAPTER

Summary:Use these question-answering strategies to raise your AP score.

Key Ideas

Multiple-Choice Questions

Read the question carefully.

Try to answer the question yourself before reading the answer choices.

Guess only if you can eliminate one or more answer choices.

Drawing a picture can help.

Don’t spend too much time on any one question.

In-depth calculations are not necessary; approximate the answer by

rounding.

Free-Response Questions

Write clearly and legibly.

Be consistent from one part of your answer to another.

Draw a graph if one is required.

If the question can be answered with one word or number, don’t write more.

If a question asks “how,” tell “why” as well.

Multiple-Choice Questions

Because you are a seasoned student accustomed to the educational testing machine, you

have surely participated in more standardized tests than you care to count. You probably

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