Multiple Choice Strategy and Practice

1. The free-range method of farming

a. Uses a minimum amount of fencing to give animals more room.
b. Can refer to two different things.
c. Is always a very humane method.
d. Only allows for one crop at a time.

2. Free-range farming is practiced

a. To obtain free-range certification.
b. To lower the cost of feeding animals.
c. To produce higher quality product.
d. All of the above.

3. Free-range farming:

a. Can mean either farmer described or consumer described methods.
b. Is becoming much more popular in many areas.
c. Has many limits and causes prices to go down.
d. Is only done to make the animals happier and healthier.

4. Free-range certification is most important to farmers
because:

a. Free-range livestock are less expensive to feed.
b. The price of the product is higher.
c. Both a and b
d. The animals are kept in smaller enclosures, so more can be produced.

Answers to Sample Multiple-Choice Strategy Questions

Strategy 1 – Keywords in the question tells what the question
is asking

1. B
The question asks about the free range method of farming.
Here method refers to type of farming. “Method” here is the keyword and can be marked or underlined.

2. D
The Question is, “Free-range farming is practiced …” The keyword here is “practiced.” Looking at the choices, which all start with “to,” it is clear the answer will be about why free range … Also notice that one choice is “All of the above,” which here is the correct answer. However, when “All of the above” is an option, this is a potential Elimination strategy.
All you have to do is find one option that is incorrect and you can use Strategy 5 – Elimination to eliminate two choices and increase your odds from one in four, to one in two.

3. A
The question is, “Free range farming husbandry …” From the question, and the lack of keywords, together with the choices presented, the answer will be a definition free range farming husbandry.

4. C
The question is, “Free-range certification is most important to farmers because … “ The keywords here are “most important.”
Be careful to choose the best possible answer.