15/15 on CDP angle ranking 1st try ever (method)

[magicdock]

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So I came up with this elimination method for the angle rankings and it seemed to work every time on the CDP test but i'm not sure if this will work on the Real DAT so I would like some input please.

example

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A. 3-1-4-2
B. 3-1-2-4
C. 3-4-1-2
D. 1-3-4-2

my process:

- look for the obvious (most of the time its pretty clear) smallest angle
- look at the answer choices to confirm (its usually the one that has the smallest angle first in this case '3')
- look for the obvious largest angle
- look at answer choices to confirm, again its usually listed last most of the time (2)
- this eliminates 'D'
- Now look at all the answer choices again when u are stuck on the 2 middle ones
- Notice that '1' comes in last in Choice 'D' and then it comes in 2nd in choice 'A' and 'B'
- This makes me believe that 1 is the 2nd SMALLEST without even having to visually compare the angles critically

answer is A (3,1,4,2)

I can also do the same for the 2nd to largest angle if i'm stuck
- Look at the choices and see which of the 2 middle angles is listed as the largest or 2nd to largest the most and that is usually the 2nd to largest one (in this case - '4')

I'm not sure if this was written well enough so let me know if you guys understand my method.

My main question is will the real DAT put their multiple choice answers in the same fashion as the CDP?

 

[gn4]

oh. interesting tactic. I don't know if the PAT is written similarly. Try it again on a few more tests on Crack DAT and let us know if it's still a good method.

 

[hope_to_match]

oh. interesting tactic. I don't know if the PAT is written similarly. Try it again on a few more tests on Crack DAT and let us know if it's still a good method.

agree...you won't always have 'obvious smallest' and 'obvious largest'...do more tests!!

 

[magicdock]

tried it again really quick on another CDP test. got 7/8 right

 

[hope_to_match]

tried it again really quick on another CDP test. got 7/8 right

as i said keep practicing sometimes you will get q's where there will not be obvious answers and angles will ALL look identical especially if their orientation is different

 

[Piepiesuperpie]

It might be CDP's algorithm, but to see if this is a good strategy or not for the actual test, you can try it on the official practice 2007 exam and see if the success rate is still just as high.

 

[gn4]

It might be CDP's algorithm, but to see if this is a good strategy or not for the actual test, you can try it on the official practice 2007 exam and see if the success rate is still just as high.

I tried it on one of my practice test I just did, and it got many questions right. I got a 13/15. Highest for me on angles on crack dat during a test. The two that I missed were ones where it didn't follow that rule. However, as somebody else said, it could just be Crack Dat's algorithm. Somebody should try it on the 2007 DAT