How to Use Qbanks: Please Respond

[MedStud1984]

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There has been alot of talk about the pros and cons about the different Qbanks here in recent months.

There hasn't been much discussion on how to use the Qbanks. So here are a few good questions that I think a thread should be dedicated to:

Is it better to study subjects and then do the corresponding questions in QBANK or is it better to choose "random?"

What % of questions should you do in tutor mode, especially if you want a percentage score that reflects your true abilities?

 

[PeepshowJohnny]

You're going to get different answers, based on different styles, but here's what worked for me.

I'd set aside that I was going to do X number of questions a day (your preference). Do them all in tutor mode and read every answer and make absolutely sure you understand the material before moving on. If I found a question on lung physio I didn't understand, I broke out my Costanzo and read until I did. This can make your time very variable. I could blow through a set of fifty sometimes in a snap, then spend hours agonizing over a set of twenty.

I'd tend to start with some questions in the morning, then do reading after that, then finish up questions at night.

As you get closer to the test, then you switch from tutor to timed mode and start simulating conditions. However, be sure to go back and get your answers at the end.

Your mileage may vary, as always.

 

[lankysudanese]

I was never a big fan of tutor mode. I just never saw the advantage over timed mode, as long as you make sure you go over the answers in detail. So why not start working on your pace and stamina from the get-go, and do everything timed mode?

random questions Vs subject-based depends on whether you want to use the question bank as a learning resources or as a way of evaluating your progress.