How to answer exam questions is a simple book designed to help Tertiary students understand essay examination questions properly so their pass rates can be maximized favourably. The book focuses on demystifying popular action verbs that are used in test items construction so that understanding can be enhanced easily by examinees. These action verbs are majorly captured under action verbs that elicit Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor learner skills respectively so that an examinee can understand the expectation of an examiner vis-a-vis a particular essay type question as anchored on a particular action verb.