9. USAEO Open Response and Essay Skills

Four Of Five Question Strategy — Quiz

Test your understanding of four of five question strategy with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the ‘Four of Five Question Strategy’ in the context of time management during an economics Olympiad exam?

Question 2

A student is taking an economics Olympiad exam with five questions, each worth 20 points. The student estimates that they can solve four questions completely, each with 90% accuracy, and the fifth with 50% accuracy. According to the ‘Four of Five Question Strategy’, what total score should the student expect if they follow the strategy and skip the fifth question?

Question 3

In applying the ‘Four of Five Question Strategy,’ which of the following factors should most influence the decision on which question to skip?

Question 4

An economics Olympiad exam has a total time of 75 minutes for five questions. Using the ‘Four of Five Question Strategy,’ how much time should a student ideally allocate to each of the four questions they choose to answer?

Question 5

Suppose a student using the ‘Four of Five Question Strategy’ answers four questions with 100% accuracy and skips the fifth. If each question is worth 25 points, what is the student’s final score?