DAT achiever's PAT vs. Real DAT

[E. coli]

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Just wondering how reflective is the DAT's achiever PAT to the real DAT? It seems like the DAT achiever's PAT is a lot harder than KAPLAN and Top score's PAT.

 

[CayleStanley]

I'm not sure about DAT Achiever but KAPLAN is pretty good on all but angles.

 

[dlink]

Just wondering how reflective is the DAT's achiever PAT to the real DAT? It seems like the DAT achiever's PAT is a lot harder than KAPLAN and Top score's PAT.

Just like I mentioned in another post, it all depends on which set of PAT test you end up getting, not so much of how close the questions are going to be compared to DAT Achiever this time round, but rather how well prepared you've been in meeting this time restraint and challenging exam.

Strictly speaking, PAT may be treated as one form of aptitude test where most people don't usually learn from the school. However, it's something that can be well overcome for as long as you're able to master crucial skills and strategies that will work all the times.

Questions from DAT Achiever are no doubt alot harder compared to the real thing and other practice guides, but they are definitely doable/maneuverable with the complete 2D/3D explanations that come along. There's ever a thread on how to best make use of 3D explanations from DAT Achiever, but I'm yet to find out where to retrieve it from.

Get used to this guide and so shall you flourish in the actual PAT! 🙂

 

[dlink]

A post by "gigit", in his/her post for a thread on "DAT Achiever -- 3D Explanations " dated 6/9/05 I found useful for those needing added input in the PAT:

"Here's what I have done:

Aperture Passing: Upon seeing the model, do not rotate it right away. Mentally figure out for yourself the three generic views (top, front, end so called). You may want to unshade the model and zoom it to the right dimension before rotating it to tally with what you have perceived.

Orthographic Projection: Right click on the drawing and click View -> Overview Window... to pop up that little tiny page housing the 12 views related to the answers first. Figure out what/why you have answered wrongly as you try to reveal these views by enlarging (resizing) the Overview Window. Only then you should begin to animate the drawing in "Continuous Play" mode. Do not pamper yourself with this advanced feature. As the model is being animated, challenge yourself what exact view should come next. Doing this will kill two birds with one stone as you're at the same time drilling yourself for the Aperture Passing section. A proven way to tell how well you have mastered Top/Front/End questions is to play the show manually in reverse mode. Try it out, it works one way to another.

Angle Ranking: I don't know why so many threads have been saying that angle ranking has been the toughest in the PAT. If PAT will one day be based on this section alone, you probably do not need any practice guide anymore. Everyone can ace the PAT easily then. There are at most 3-5 difficult questions in the actual test which can appreciably be overcome via elimination and intelligent/sensible guesses.

Paper Folding: Listen,,, there are many two hole punches and at least one three hole punch in the actual PAT. You should also take note of multiple 1/4 or 3/4 folds. Sometimes 1/8 fold too. Like angle ranking, they are also meant to form a bonus section if and only if you have been well prepared to handle them. You should position the solution window and move it such that the next image only appears right after you've mentally unfolded it one at a time. That should be the way to learn. Don't be spoon-fed.

Cubes: If you don't score full points here, you are automatically asking for trouble. Pay attention to missing cube and use the method as described by the guide. I supposed you should be fine with this.

Form Development: Again, before you rotate the model, can you tell what patterns lie on the hidden sides/parts?

Hope the above info help to a certain extent. I'm truly thankful to this guide that has made me score significantly higher than the national mean."

 

[mutual]

A post by "gigit", in his/her post for a thread on "DAT Achiever -- 3D Explanations " dated 6/9/05 I found useful for those needing added input in the PAT:"...

Orthographic Projection: Right click on the drawing and click View -> Overview Window... to pop up that little tiny page housing the 12 views related to the answers first. Figure out what/why you have answered wrongly as you try to reveal these views by enlarging (resizing) the Overview Window. Only then you should begin to animate the drawing in "Continuous Play" mode. Do not pamper yourself with this advanced feature. As the model is being animated, challenge yourself what exact view should come next. Doing this will kill two birds with one stone as you're at the same time drilling yourself for the Aperture Passing section. A proven way to tell how well you have mastered Top/Front/End questions is to play the show manually in reverse mode. Try it out, it works one way to another.

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For Orthograhic questions, don't forget to first make use of "line/event counting" and/or "dimension matching" to eliminate some of the wrong answers first. If need be, you may have to proceed a step further by quickly interpreting for yourself what/where the partial structure of interest be like via the solid/hidden line(s) given.