The following test taking tactics encompass the entire multiple-choice exam spectrum. Furthermore, the IIA takes careful steps to structure the CIA Exam so as to curb the effectiveness of these common techniques. Therefore, these tactics should serve as general guidelines rather than specific rules, and should never substitute the tried and true method of utilizing Gleim materials to prepare for the exam:
- Responses that use absolute words such as “always” or “never” are less likely to contain the correct answer than ones that use conditional words like “usually” or “probably.”
- “Funny” responses are usually wrong.
- “All of the above” is often a correct response. If you can verify that more than one of the other responses is probably correct, then choose “all of the above.”