Study for the test you will be taking. Familiarizing yourself with the content and material that will be covered on a test, as well as learning key concepts and processes, will help you do well on a multiple choice test.
Invest in a preparation workshop or buy a book designed to prepare students for a particular examination. Workshops and books exist for all standardized tests and provide test takers with valuable and specific tips and information relevant to the examination.
Ask or research how the test will be scored. Most multiple choice tests, including most standardized tests, do not penalize you for getting the answer wrong. They give you credit for the answers you get right. If this is the case, plan to guess on questions to which you do not know the answers. When guessing, selecting the same option, such as A or C every time, will increase the chance that some of your guesses are correct. Some examinations do not allow you to return to questions you have answered or are computer-adaptive tests (the GRE is an example) where the questions increase in difficulty real time based on how you are performing. On a computer-adaptive test, getting one answer wrong could mean that you will never be given a chance at answering the most difficult questions, and you will be scored accordingly. In such cases, be very thorough when you make your selection.
Narrow down the options. Often, you can narrow down the choices on a multiple choice test to two possibilities by omitting the choices that are obviously false. This allows test takers to guess with better odds.
Go with your instinct. Usually, your first choice is correct. Do not second guess your answer. Only change your answer if you are certain it is incorrect.
Consider answers that are "all of the above" or "none of the above." If this choice is only given periodically as an option, it is often the correct answer. Choose this answer if you do not know that one of the other options is correct.
Use wisely any time left at the end of the examination, if applicable. Reread some of the questions. Often, you can find some answers in the wording of other questions.