Why are multiple choices challenging and tricky?

Answer 1

Most of the time, they're designed to be tricky just to make sure you know the material because if you don't know the material, you can still get a lot of questions right just by guessing. If it was easy to pick the right answer, no one would learn anything and just pick the one that makes the most sense (which is what many multiple choice tests make sure is the wrong answer).

Answer 2

Mostly because MCs are designed with lots of "distractor" answers that may seem like the real answer, but are not. Take for instance the following:

Bill Gates is an:
a.) engineer
b.) philanthropist
c.) technician

Now, intuitively, you can answer the question with ANY of the given answers, but in truth, there is only one answer. That answer would be based more upon your course content. But if you didn't pay attn during the course -t hen you might just pick something wrong!

Answer 3

Because you don't know which choice is the right one and you are afraid of the sense of regret and the consequences that you might fell if you choose the wrong choice.

Answer 4

Because it makes you second guess yourself..........