Burned by "Except" "Most" "Least" in Practice Exams ... Anyone Else?

[thomasfx10]

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There is nothing more frustrating when reviewing an exam and then you realize that they are asking for the opposite.

I used to get burned 3 or 4 times in an exam between (PS, BS, and VR), now it is around once or twice. It seems it is when I am rushing to get those last questions in.

I am now taking BR and the love to use Except in their passages ...

Ok .. Done venting ...

Anyone else feeling my pain?

 

[ModernAlchemist]

Yes! On many of the practice tests, those were my only mistakes.

 

[MDminded]

I kept doing it, too. Then I finally decided I was going to read the question stems a little more closely so I could identify EXACTLY what they wanted from me. For a while, if I was doing problems in a book, I circled every time I saw the word "except" or "least". Now I'm trained a little better to catch those words.

Now my issue is reading all the answer choices AND thinking them through fast enough. I used to spoil myself by giving myself a minute to answer each question. Now I've only got 30 seconds, and it's killer hard to think and reason that quickly.

 

[thomasfx10]

30 Seconds! ... I am still trying to keep mine under a minute. I better get cranking ... Any advice?

 

[MDminded]

30 Seconds! ... I am still trying to keep mine under a minute. I better get cranking ... Any advice?

The only thing I can think of is to read well enough that you do NOT have to go back to the passage. That has been my pitfall since I stopped being a verbal regular. All the stupid details they ask you about get me EVERY time.

 

[mcat prep]

Using the cross out feature as a tangible form of the process of elimination and usually helps to group the wrong answers together.

Also, if you can manage the extra 10 seconds, always try to "testproof" your answer by being the Devil's Advocate: tell yourself that you got the question wrong and try to determine why in those 10 seconds. It's enough time to catch an obvious reversal.

 

[MDminded]

Also, if you can manage the extra 10 seconds, always try to "testproof" your answer by being the Devil's Advocate: tell yourself that you got the question wrong and try to determine why in those 10 seconds. It's enough time to catch an obvious reversal.

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