Angle Ranking Question regarding answers

[Mrhyde]

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I have noticed that in the two different generators I have used so far from, for example CDP and Datgenius ... ( I have not used bootcamp yet but will)

But regardless I have noticed that the four answer choices given for Angle ranking are MOSTLY always given like :

-4 <....
- 2 <....
- 3<...
- 4< ...

With the one the appears twice as the first answer, pretty much always being the smallest correct answer. My question is, On the actual PAT angle DAT section. Is it like this or can I expect them to all be like:
-1 <2<....
- 2 <1<....
- 3<4<...
- 4< 3<...


- And did you notice the pattern I said as mostly always true if it does appear as I said ?
Because if this pattern is true then you pretty much just need to differentiate only one different angle from the ones both starting with "4<..." for example ?

 

[joelm]

@Mrhyde, you're going to see all sorts of variation on the real DAT and on practice tests.

No, you can't assume that 4 must be the smallest angle just because it appears twice.

For your first example,
-4 <....
- 2 <....
- 3<...
- 4< ...

...you cannot just assume that 4 must be the smallest angle, as the test makers frequently have questions setup like this where 4 is in fact not the smallest angle, and therefore if you automatically dismissed answer choices B) or C) you could be wrong.

Often, the largest angle and smallest angle are the most apparent. I would skim through the angles and try to identify what the smallest angle is. If it happens to be 4, then I can narrow down to A) and D). If the smallest angle is not 4, then I can eliminate A) and D). I would then repeat the steps by looking for the largest angle, and further narrow down.

 

[Mrhyde]

Ok thank you, I will do that