1. Bring a pillow. Fall asleep (or pretend to) until the last 15 minutes. Wake up, say “oh gee, better get cracking,” and scribble furiously. Turn it in a few minutes early.

2. Get a copy of the exam, run out screaming “Andre, Andre, I’ve got the secret documents!”

3. If it is a math or science exam, answer in essay form. If it is long answer or essay exam, answer with numbers and symbols. Be creative. Use the integral symbol.

4. Make paper airplanes out of the exam. Aim them at the instructor’s left nostril.

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Multiple-choice questions are a common test format, so it is important to know how to answer the questions. It is easy to mark the answer when it is obvious, but students often have trouble when the answer is less obvious. Many students use “When all else fails, mark C,” and variations of complete-the-picture to fill in their answers. There are correct strategies, however, that will make it much easier to answer multiple-choice questions.
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