Tuesday, July 14, 2026

A Quick Note

Something to remember about the MBE: The only thing required of the right answer is that it's better than the other 3. It survives, provided the others are worse.

But the wrong answers live in a far more limited world. Each wrong answer cannot be arguably right. There needs to be something specific about every wrong answer that guarantees it's not as good as the right answer. Otherwise, the question is flawed. That's a rather important limit for the test writers. They cannot create a wrong answer that anyone could reasonably argue is not wrong. They can't skirt the line like they can and will on the essays where arguing both sides is the game. You've really got to use that limit against them by setting out to eliminate wrong answers. Because they will set out to use all of your limits against you.

No comments:

Post a Comment