Two-thirds of your test grade depends upon your performance on the multiple-choice questions. You will take the multiple-choice section of the test first. It is comprised of 100 questions, and you will be allotted 70 minutes to answer them.

This section of the test includes a mix of easier and more difficult multiple-choice questions. Therefore, don’t be alarmed if you have more trouble answering some of the questions: do your best and move on!

If you have time after finishing all the questions, you can look back at the items you had trouble with and think about them a bit more. Below, we summarized a few test-taking strategies we think will help you with the exam.

Test Taking Strategies

• Sometimes you don’t even need the answer choices
• Read all the answer choices
• Narrow down the possible answers
• When I don’t know the answer, should I guess?
• Don’t get bogged down
• Guess smart
• Budget your time
• How many questions do I need to get right to pass?
• Apply some of what you’ve learned about psychology to how you study
• Skills