mariyea wrote:
I just took a prep test online. I did what you told me to Samidh, and I saw an improvement in my scores.
I calmed myself down before the test and I felt much more relaxed than I did, previously. I hid the time so that I wouldn't be nervous watching the clock and thinking about how much time I have left. So i think that helped a little bit. I calmly took my time to answer the first ten qs of the Qve. In my results I saw that I answered a couple of qs wrong, toward the end (when i checked the time)- I've got to work on that.
On the verbal part... I answered three consecutive qs wrong... It was reading com. So I know now that I have to improve on that part... Please give me suggestions if you have any.... The sentence correction part didn't have any effect on me (i.e I was confident about those qs so I took it easy). The qs that got me on edge were the critical reasoning qs. Surprisingly, I did not get as many CR qs wrong as I did RC qs... I also noticed that I had to read the RC passages a few times before I was able to answer the qs. What should I do to remedy that part?
All in all, I got a 44 in the quant and a 35 in the verbal. I noticed that i still need to work on avoiding silly mistakes.
Any suggestions anyone would like to give me regarding how I approach the test, I welcome your opinions with open arms.
Thank you!
For RCs I can share with you the strategy that I learnt a long time back...
1. Skim through the topic first, and get an idea as to what it is about.
2. Look at the first question.
3. Now, start reading from the beginning carefully, and as soon as you find your answer, STOP.
4. Mark your answer.
5. Now, the next question.
6. Start reading from where you had stopped. If the answer is from the earlier part, you already know that quite well as you have just read it. This way, going through the same parts repeatedly can be avoided.
7. Stop reading when you find your answer and mark.
8. Continue answering following the same technique.
Please remember this is only a technique/strategy that some people follow. It might or might not work for you. But you can give it a try, hopefully you are one of those people who adapt quickly
For CRs, well I answered those based mostly on instinct! Just one tip, look out for answers that look correct but contain pieces of information alien/irrelevant to the passage or more importantly contain information that is not the MAIN IDEA of the passage. I could have given you an example but moderators in this forum are strict against using any copyrighted material. Anyways, Whenever you read the subject of the CR, look for the MAIN IDEA idea in the passage. Mostly, its given as conclusions. Sometimes you can even find it in the question asked. Try to choose the answer that is most relevant to that main idea. It will need some practice, but once you get a hang of it, you'll just breeze through!
All the Best!