Anyone ever feel this way: during the exam you come across the world easiest question, you know the answer...but after the exam you begin to doubt yourself that may have accidentally clicked the wrong answer...
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Lol...the thought of clicking the wrong answer for such an easy question is killing me...
been there dude and I think i did click the wrong answer.. eats me alive haha
I think most of us have been there. Here are a couple steps I've mapped out for myself, after years of ****ing up questions due to inattention.
- Glance back over the question and see if any information works against your choice. Look for modifiers (all except, does not, etc.) that you may have missed before. Sometimes these change the whole question.
- Glance at the other answer choices. There can be only one right answer, so the other four (or more) should ring false. If you realize that there are other right answers, you may have missed what the question was asking.
Sometimes, of course, the above is not feasible when you're pressed for time, or even impossible if you're out of time and just clicking through. At the very minimum, try to make the last sentence of the question stem (the part that tells you what the hell the question wants to know) the first and last thing you read.
And sometimes they really are that easy. There are first-order questions on the USMLE and COMLEX. If you've ruled out the above, you should feel more confident.
- Glance back over the question and see if any information works against your choice. Look for modifiers (all except, does not, etc.) that you may have missed before. Sometimes these change the whole question.
- Glance at the other answer choices. There can be only one right answer, so the other four (or more) should ring false. If you realize that there are other right answers, you may have missed what the question was asking.
Sometimes, of course, the above is not feasible when you're pressed for time, or even impossible if you're out of time and just clicking through. At the very minimum, try to make the last sentence of the question stem (the part that tells you what the hell the question wants to know) the first and last thing you read.
And sometimes they really are that easy. There are first-order questions on the USMLE and COMLEX. If you've ruled out the above, you should feel more confident.
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Be sure to take breaks in between each section. This is a long test.
I did not take a break in one section and I paid for it.
My brain was so fried, it began to convince itself that the wrong answer was indeed the right answer.
Example: a question asked about the main vascular supply of the right colon... my fried brain insisted to me that the answer was middle colic artery....
During the test, I completely forgot what the Lancefield streptococci grouping was basedon.. a few hours later, it came to me. D'oh!
Bottom line:
Get good sleep
Bring good nutrition (lean proteins, simple carbs, water, and a 5hour energy for that last section)
Take BREAKS IN BETWEEN EACH SECTION to rest your eyes, empty your bladder, and refresh your batteries
I did not take a break in one section and I paid for it.
My brain was so fried, it began to convince itself that the wrong answer was indeed the right answer.
Example: a question asked about the main vascular supply of the right colon... my fried brain insisted to me that the answer was middle colic artery....
During the test, I completely forgot what the Lancefield streptococci grouping was basedon.. a few hours later, it came to me. D'oh!
Bottom line:
Get good sleep
Bring good nutrition (lean proteins, simple carbs, water, and a 5hour energy for that last section)
Take BREAKS IN BETWEEN EACH SECTION to rest your eyes, empty your bladder, and refresh your batteries
