1000 Multiple-Choice Questions in Organic Chemistry
Multiple choice questions usually include a phrase or stem followed by three to
five options/choices.
Test strategies :
• Read the directions carefully
• Know if you are penalized for guessing
• Answer easy questions first
Answering options :
• Improve your odds, think critically
• Hide the options, read the stem, and try to answer
Select the option that most closely matches your answer
• Read the stem with each option
Treat each option as a true-false question, and choose the “most true”
Strategies to answer difficult questions :
• Eliminate options you know to be incorrect
• Question options that are totally unfamiliar to you
• Question options that contain negative or absolute words
• “All of the above”
If you know two of the three options seem correct, “all of the above” is a strong
possibility
• Number answers :
Toss out the high and low and consider the middle range numbers
• “Look alike options”
Probably one is correct; choose the best but eliminate choices that mean
basically the same thing, and thus cancel each other out
• Echo options :
If two options are opposite each other , chances are one of them is correct
• If two alternatives seem correct,
compare them for differences,
then refer to the stem to find your best answer
Guessing :
• Always guess when there is no penalty
for guessing or you can eliminate options
• Don’t guess if you are penalized
for guessing and if you have no basis for your choice
• Don’t change your answer
unless you are sure of the correction
When taking a test you are demonstrating your ability to understand your course
material. Successful test taking avoids carelessness. Stay relaxed and confident.
Remind yourself that you are well-prepared and going to do well. If you find
yourself anxious, take several slow, deep breaths to relax. Don’t talk about the
tests to other students just before it; anxiety is contagious.
This unit includes 1000 multiple choice questions. The purpose is to assess the
breadth of student’s knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts of organic
chemistry. Remember that the multiple choice questions :
1. are not simply definitions.
2. require application of recalled information, not simple recall.
3. require fine distinctions between correct and nearly-correct statements.
4. emphasize conceptual understanding
