General rule for any multiple choice test, the answer is 3,
C or the longest answer. It also probably does not contain
the words, always, never, or not.

If you don't know the correct answer, look for those clues.

Eliminate answers you know are wrong.
Look for common math errors, the feds will put answers that
have deviation corrected in the wrong direction.
Why 3 or C? you ask. Because with 4 answers, they put two
wrong answers and then knowing that they need the correct
answer, put it in as 3. Of course with computer based
testing, the answer does get switched around so this is
become less useful to the test taker.
Longest answer, it takes more words to tell the whole and
correct answer.

Any wrong word or part of an answer makes the whole answer
wrong.

Also, it is important to look over any reference materials
available before you begin testing, this is probably the
most useful part of the :study guides" that detail what and
where to look for available legends, keys and supplementary
materials.


"Roy Smith" wrote in message
...
| In article ,
| "Jim Macklin"
wrote:
|
| Glad to kick the old memories in the rear.
|
|
| They had pilot, rigger, mechanic and instructor guides.
All
| at a time when the FAA test questions were closely
guarded
| secrets. The FAA was forced by court order to open the
| question bank, so the FAA wrote thousands of new
questions
| and published them in booklets, without an answer key.
| Publishers would work out what they thought was the
correct
| answer and then wrote their own books.
| You had a choice, memorize 1,000s or learn a few facts
and
| figure out the answer to any question.
|
| I remember when I was cramming for my Instrument written.
There were three
| questions about MLS (Microwave Landing System) on the
test. I had never
| flown an MLS and figured I never would, but I knew I might
get those
| questions on the test, so I had to be ready for them.
|
| Once I noticed the pattern, it was easy. The correct
answer (at least
| according to Gleim), was the one with the largest number
in it. If the
| question was:
|
| How many frobnitzes are in an MLS blurfl:
|
| A) 40
| B) 6000
| C) 22
|
| I knew the answer was B. I didn't know what a frobnitz or
a blurfl was,
| but I'd sure get all three questions right.
|
| What a crock.