Qualifiers are words that alter a statement. Words like always, most,
equal, good, and bad. In a multiple choice test, qualifiers can make an option on a test question be a correct option or an incorrect option.
equal, good, and bad. In a multiple choice test, qualifiers can make an option on a test question be a correct option or an incorrect option.
For example, the following 2 statements are nearly identical:
It often rains in Shillong. It always rains in Shillong. The first statement is true, while the
word “always” in the second statement makes it false. Keep careful track of qualifiers by circling
one that appears in a test question or in the answer options. To
beat qualifiers you need to know the qualifier families:
• All, most, some, none (no)
• Always , usually, sometimes, never
• Great, much, little, no
• More, equal, less
• Good, bad
• Is, is not
Whenever
one qualifier from a family is used in an answer option, substitute each of the
others for
it in turn. Then you can tell which of
the qualifiers fits best. If the best
qualifier is the one in the
answer option, then the option is true, if the best qualifier is another one
from the family, then
the answer option is false.
