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Essay Questions, Multiple Choice Or True /False |
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Dale Viviano |
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When I was in school, I used to love the essay questions that came at the end of most tests. Though many of my fellow classmates preferred multiple-choice or true and false questions, I always enjoyed the freedom to express my answers in written form. I guess the reason for this is because it is quite often easier to give your teacher your ideas in essay form rather than just saying true or false. I know that I was the minority, as many of my classmates would moan when they saw that there were essay questions tacked onto the end of a test.
Many of the essay questions we had at the end of our tests were not limited by a word count. Many times essay questions are asked when a teacher wants to know you have a better grasp of a subject. Anyone can answer true or false, or perhaps pick out the right question from multiple choice, but to give a written answer shows that the concepts and theories your teacher is trying to present to you have sunken in. If a student cannot answer a question in their own words, a teacher know was that student needs more work on that particular subject.
The essay questions did not disappear after high school. When you go to college, you will run into more and more instances when you will be required to answer questions and long form. The more complicated the subject matter is the harder it is for you to understand. Your teachers or professors will assign essay questions because this may be the only way they can truly gauge your understanding of the subject material. Don’t think of essay questions as something to avoid, but think of them as a way to show your teacher what you have learned and what you need to work on.
Perhaps I never had a problem with essay questions because I love to write. You could say that my life and my work now involve me answering essay questions every day of my life. Writing has always come easy to me and perhaps that is why I always had an easy time with essay questions. Though there are times I have problems expressing myself, there is something satisfying about getting your thoughts down on paper. For the sake of whatever career you choose in the future, use essay questions as a way to work on your writing skills. You may not be a writer, but you do need to know how to write no matter what you choose to do.
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