Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University Journal of Applied Linguistics and Applied Literature: Dynamics and Advances 2820-8986 4 1 2016 03 01 Differences in the Use of Multiple-choice Test-taking Strategies by Iranian EFL Learners Regarding Reading Comprehension Ability 99 108 13770 10.22049/jalda.2018.26157.1050 EN Dr. Esmaeel Nourmohammadi Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Departement of English Language and Literature, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran Laya Tahami Ma in TEFL, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran Journal Article 2018 03 05 The study investigated differences in the use of multiple-choice test-taking strategies by Iranian EFL learners regarding reading comprehension ability. Reading is the most important academic language skill that receives the particular focus in second or foreign language teaching; tests are also regularly applied to assess academic performance. This paper sought to investigate differences in the use of multiple-choice test-taking strategies by Iranian EFL learners regarding reading comprehension ability. The participants comprised 122 EFL learners, 61 females and 61 males, who answered a reading comprehension test while they were answering a test-taking strategy questionnaire. A number of one-way chi-square analyses were used to analyze the data. The findings manifested that there was a statistically significant difference between participants in the use of different types of test-taking strategies in answering multiple-choice reading comprehension test. The results of this study have pedagogical implications for teaching test-taking strategies to low-proficiency EFL learners. https://jalda.azaruniv.ac.ir/article_13770_c5c00a985aea48eb22f7deb134e71e75.pdf