EK Verbal Reasoning vs. EK Verbal 101

[silkworm]

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Do any of you feel that the 3 short exams in EK verbal reasoning (thin book) is more difficult than the full exams offered in EK Verbal 101 Passages?

The reason I ask is that I've been averaging around 11 on EK 101, but can't get above a 8 (!) on those short exams. I'd appreciate any response.

Tom

 

[junebuguf]

In all the other review books in the series--Chemistry, Physics, Bio and Orgo--in the introduction (towards the end) it says that the 30 minute sample exams have (and I'm paraphrasing here) 'all the easy questions removed. We feel that you can handle those without too much help from us.' If you have any of the other books, look it up. When I checked out the Verbal reasoning book though, no introduction! Go figure. Anyway, I presume that they use the same format for the Verbal book's 30 minute lecture exams--easy questions removed, focus on harder stuff.

I know what you mean, I havent gotten to Verbal review yet, I just finished the Physics book and I noticed that I was scoring 11's and 12's on the 30 minute practice tests and sometimes not even completing the test in time (and I like to think I'm pretty good at Physics). I figured I must need a lot more practice till I read the intro--I guess its there for a reason!

Anyway, if you have the other books and havent gotten to the sciences yet, you're in for some bruising practice tests! I went over the 1001 questions series for Physics and it seems comparatively tame. If you did buy their set and got the free full-length practice MCAT book, have you taken it yet? Is it easy/hard/avg?

 

[silkworm]

Hey, 11 or 12 on physics sounds pretty decent. Are you shooting for 40?

Thanks for the warning for the rest of their package. I am just about to take the practice tests on physics. I haven't taken their full-length practice yet.

Those questions on the 30-minutes exams feature some of the most convoluted and tenuous logic I'd ever seen. After a test I usually like to analyze the questions to see if I can glean any lessons for the future. But in this case I had to throw up my hands.

Sorry, just needed to vent a bit.

 

[junebuguf]

No....no 40....sigh. J/k. Actually, I'm not so strong in bio and orgo so I figure I need to make up the points in the phys section. I'm trying to get a 12-13 on physical, and hopefully a 10 in bio and verbal.

 

[jammin06]

silkworm, i agree with you 100% regarding the difficulty of the skinny EK verbal and math book. I'd be happy w/ an 8 on those exams. I keep scoring 6's and 7's. Though, when i took the first exam in the EK 101 series, i managed a 9. go figure.

 

[lulum]

was the EK verbal review book helpful, on top of getting the EK 101 verbal?

 

[apumic]

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[SN2ed]

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