by SurfingPikachu » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:56 pm
Sorry, I wasn't clear enough. In the sample question, if the answers are ii) and iv), then choosing D) gives you 1 mark, whereas choosing A), B), C), or E), gives you 0 marks. Choosing none or more than one of A), B), C), D), and E) always gives you 0 marks. You have to choose D) and only D) to get the 1 mark for the question. You choosing by shading a single bubble in an optical answer sheet which is then automatically scored by a computer, no shenanigans there. Hope this clears up some confusion.
biograd
Was there partial credit for answers that were technically correct, but not "complete"? In other words, if for some question "i" and "ii" were correct but not "iii" and "iv", would picking an answer that said "ii" get partial credit even though there was a "i and ii" answer as well? If so, the best strategy may be to pick the lettered answer with the fewest numbered options, provided you are "ignorant enough" (if you are omniscient, obviously you'd pick the one that has all of the true parts and none of the false parts). No, see above. You have to choose the exact answer to get the 1 mark.
Earnest
Does the strategy in general involve the number of correct answers picked? No, or not directly
In answering, did he choose always the same number of correct answers (e.g.2 answers correct)? If so relevant how many?1? 2? 4? 3? No, or not directly
But wait...with "0 for each wrong answer and 1 for each correct one", do you mean A B C or D (I mean 0 points if the wrong answer is A B C D E or i ii iii iv)? Supposing that it refers to A B C D E (otherwise it is always convenient to choose E which is the reason why I asked the previous question), was there a specific scoring which made possible his strategy? Something like e.g. if one chose C and the right answers are ii and iii, he would get half a point because iii is correct? If so, again, did he always choose E? Is it relevant that some answers (i iii and so on) repeat themselves in A B C D E? See above. You have to choose the exact answer to get the 1 mark.
In exploiting the structure of the test did he only or mainly use the way in which answers are proposed? Yes Or the structure in general? e.g. he did certain questions with a common characteristic before others? No, he just answered all the questions in order of appearance Did he read the questions before answering? Yes Did he relevantly know that at least one answer of the proposed ones was correct? No, he knew absolutely nothing about the subject