Being homeschooled, I have to take a test every to make sure I'm still learning. It's multiple choice, but I like in the math section they have four answers, then another one that is "none of these". It rarely is the answer, but you still have to check to make sure.
You're gonna love the SAT. No "none of these" option means that oftentimes you can eliminate all but one of the answers before you've actually figured out the solution. Test-taking strategies ftw!
When I was studying for the physics GRE I was able to "solve" a very large number of the multiple choice problems even for topics I'd never learned, just by considering symmetries or limiting cases. At the time it felt like a sham, but in retrospect that is one of the more important skills the exam measured.
Measuring reasoning skills (which apply themselves as test-taking skills and shortcuts) is one of the most important features of standardized testing, imo. A lot of people complain that the material on the SAT, for example, does not match up with what students are being taught. While this is a legitimate concern and can introduce bias in some cases, I think the far more important point that those people overlook is that measuring specific knowledge is not really the goal; rather, the SAT measures the effective use of basic concepts and reasoning to come to the "most correct" answer.
Of course, you can get tutors and what-have-you to help you with test-taking strategies, but a lot of what they help you with (from my understanding) is basic reasoning and wrong answer elimination, which are actually important skills beyond standardized tests.
Also, did everyone hear that they're
redesigning the SAT for 2016?