how can I reduce time spent on TFE and keyhole?

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SheepAndOwl

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I always run out of time in PAT because of these two sections. I can do rest of sections within 6~10 minutes for each but even with those extra minutes saved from other sections, I can't finish TFE and keyhole (I do these two the last since they are hardest for me).

I've been doing generator and practice exams on PATBooster but I'm not getting any better on these two sections.

any tips would be appreciated.
 
Practice angle ranking, hole punching, and cube counting everyday for around 15 minutes each. You want to spend no more that 7 minutes on angle ranking, but these three sections should feel like second nature to you, they are the easiest sections. You should be able to fly through these sections. This will give you more time to spend on the sections you find to be more difficult (TFE and keyholes).

Also be sure to mark the questions that you’re having difficulty solving and come back to them later. Each question is worth the same number of points, don’t waste time solving a very difficult question, just mark it and come back to it later.

Just continue to practice keyholes and TFE. Take the time to look over the problems you got wrong or that you guessed on. Understand why you were wrong.

Edit: start with the sections that you are fastest with, then end with the sections that you are slowest with. For example when I took my DAT I started with TFE, completed every section then went to keyholes at the end.

I’m sorry I can’t really give too much advice on how to improve keyholes and TFE. All I can say is that if you practice those sections more it will get easier. You can also watch some videos on YouTube, but I think it’s really helpful to look at the 3D version or the object in the keyhole of TFE problems.
 
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