examkracker's verbal

I just got the book but I won't start doing those passages until Sunday because I'm taking a mock on Saturday. If they are like the ones in the EK Verbal and Math book then I would say these are somewhat better and more realistic passages than the Kaplan ones. The only way to improve is to practice, practice, practice. I'll update you with my opinions on Sunday when I do the first VR set.

 

let ya know after the weekend

 

Don't worry about the mini tests in the verbal exam. They are suppossed to be hard. You should judge your verbal performance based upon AAMC tests only. Everything else should be just for practice sake, i.e. to get your skillz down.

 

I took 2 tests. It is hard stuff and very tricky. The answers are much much harder to eliminate because they've made all the wrong ones more appealing. On a Kaplan and TPR verbal session I would usually get a 10. I'm getting 8 on these.

 

I agree EK are a tad bit tougher, out of 3 passages in the mini-tests at least 1 is a mean ol' bastard. But expect that with any verbal section test... kaplan, real thing, aamc, all have a mean sucka ready to screw with your logic every several passages... Just hold on for dear life and do your best.

g'luck

 

Don't do the passages in the order they are written. That's the only way you can find out whether you're weak in a certain area or whether it is just mental fatigue.