Submitted by Stellar_Panda t3_10q2e67 in explainlikeimfive
AcusTwinhammer t1_j6o8gdy wrote
Reply to comment by breckenridgeback in ELI5 - When filling multiple choice bubbles at random why only go with 1 letter? by Stellar_Panda
Yes--back when I was in high school in the late 80s, one of my teachers also taught a SAT prep class, and at the time they were teaching a strategy where if you had no idea and just had to guess, then avoid ACEs and doubles. A was too easy, E too hard, C too obvious, and test creators don't like answer streaks. I would assume test creation methodology has changed for the SAT in 30 years, but it still may be helpful for any human-created multiple choice tests out there.
cyklone117 t1_j6olruy wrote
I had a friend in high school who used the magician's run, a.k.a. ABBACADABBA
breckenridgeback t1_j6olqhr wrote
It would surprise me if that were accurate for the SAT even back then.
AcusTwinhammer t1_j6or182 wrote
I didn't take the class, it was just a quick summary he gave of part of his class, but if humans are selecting the answers, or even just reviewing and editing the answers, there is going to be some sort of bias--"that's too many Cs in a row," or "there's too many As in this section." Whether or not one specific "SAT tips!" advice or another was actually better, I don't know.
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