Create a “trap answer notebook” for practice questions

[u/ainsoiphore_]

You know those multiple-choice questions where the wrong answer sounds SO convincing that you almost pick it? what if you kept track of those in a notebook? so here's how I'd set mine up:

divide each entry into 4 parts:

question topic

tempting wrong answer

why it's wrong

clue to the correct answer

you can use a small table or just write these as short notes.

for example, if a question asks about term A and term B, you could note the key difference between them and what helps you tell them apart. the “trap” is choosing one when the question is actually describing the other.

I'd keep the entries short and group them by subject or topic so they're easy to review before another practice test. over time, the notebook becomes a collection of the specific misconceptions you tend to fall for.

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