How to improve on angles?

[GravityxZero35]

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Ive been taking the CDP exams and i keep getting 40% on angles... i know thats terrible. what are your guys' tactics on that? to me i seriously think every angle looks the same...

 

[yggdrasila]

The DAT bootcamp guy says to use http://woodgears.ca/eyeball/ it's kinda fun might be helpful.

I just look at the answers compare 2 by two which would be bigger using the rapid eye method or whatever. That's where you just look really quickly between the two and try to get a feel for which one is bigger. It kinda sucks but there's not really a sure fire method as far as I've seen.

 

[getsome111]

As said above just glance at the answers quickly to see which ones you need to compare, usually for acute the smallest one was the most easy to pick out, while for obtuse the largest was the easiest. Get used to doing them quickly. Go back and see if you can see why you got each wrong. Accuracy comes with practice

 

[mightymoose02]

Ive been taking the CDP exams and i keep getting 40% on angles... i know thats terrible. what are your guys' tactics on that? to me i seriously think every angle looks the same...

Make sure to use the answer choices to your advantage. Most problems will already tell you or hint at the two smaller or two bigger angles. In that case, it's usually a toss up between two figures once you figure out the smallest and biggest.

DAT Bootcamp has a video tutorial for angle ranking strategy. That method will work on most problems.

 

[jHoon]

I always go with my first instinct. I take really quick glances and use my intuition. I feel that the longer I stare and try and anylyze the more I get confused. Using the quick glance method (after elimited largest and smallest first) I was scoring like 80% + on CDP.

BUTTTT i didn't do terribly hot on the actual DAT with angles. Namely because I got a little nervous and wasn't as confident with my first instinctual choice like I was on my practice tests. And i was begginning to fall asleep haha. ANyhoo, try it out and see how it fares!

 

[calvzzz]

On top of what other people have mentioned, I compared the answer choices to angles of 45, 90, or 180. You have to visualize these angles in your head, but it was nice to use it as a reference.

 

[mightymoose02]

On top of what other people have mentioned, I compared the answer choices to angles of 45, 90, or 180. You have to visualize these angles in your head, but it was nice to use it as a reference.

+1, I actually used this method.