AIMS Exam Tips

• Use a gummy eraser on the MC (This improved scores by 17%)
• Choose B or C if you aren’t sure of the answer.

Each question contains:

1 incomplete/partial answer

1 close answer

1 correct answer

1 distracter or obviously wrong answer

             Usually A is the incomplete answer.

             Usually D is the distracter.

              If in doubt, select B or C.

Writing

• Use a hook and return
• Use onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, personification if appropriate
• Use semi-colon, conjunctive adverb, comma and conjunction to combine a sentence
• Use an appositive, a participial phrase, and/or a relative clause to show sentence variety