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Five easy ways to improve your responses to long answer exam questions
When responding to a long-answer question, you may wonder, "Is my answer long enough?" These questions are often called extended response, constructed response, or essay questions, and they require more than just length.
Seven popular myths about writing multiple-choice exams that keep you guessing
If you’ve already written one or several multiple-choice exams in university, you know they're not easy. But are your multiple-choice test strategies based on myths and guesswork?
Seven ways to succeed in short-answer questions
Struggling to decide how much detail to include in short-answer exam questions? These questions require concise yet well-developed responses.
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