Multiple Choice Practice Questions

The purpose of these questions is to pay attention to how you approach multiple choice questions.  Do you try to answer the question before you look at answers?  Can you immediately eliminate any incorrect answers?  Can you make an educated guess if you are down to two possible choices?  Are you paying attention to how questions are asked and/or what words are used in the questions that are clues to the answer?  Are you marking up your test?!?!

1. Why do you get goose bumps when you’re cold or scared? A. Cold air makes your skin stretch and blood fills in the empty spaces. B. Your body just kind of freaks out. C. It’s a natural reflex caused by the muscles under the skin scrunching up and making the hairs stand up. D. Goosebumps are a defense mechanism—they make you look scary.

2. Silver is used to make A. knives and forks B. jewelry C. film for photography D. all of the above

3. What do you call someone who sneezes when they go out in the sun?

A. a sun sneezer B. an antisolarforgivanarian C. a shade lover C. a vampire

4. Milk is considered an excellent food because A. milk tastes good to many people B. milk is relatively cheap considering that it is a superior food product C. milk contains many vitamins and minerals D. milk is used in the preparation of a variety of food products

5. What is the scientific name for stomach growling? A. digestive rumbles B. borborygmi C. gurgeleemee D. spaghetti

6. If your stomach growls, what can you do to make it stop? A. lay on your back. B. eat something C. press on your stomach D. all of the above

Sources: www.earthsky.com and www.usu.edu Revised by C. Bailey for SSS @ MU, FA 08