PAT Keyhole Test Try?

[bawby13]

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[Advocatus]

Looks easier than the one I had on the DAT. I took it last night, so my opinion is worthwhile. The problem with this one is that the solutions are too varied.

On the DAT, most of the solutions were from the same perspective and it came down to the nitty gritty details to determine which one was correct.

Things such as beveled edges where not significant, whereas the spatial relativity of the attachments was important.

 

[bawby13]

Hi Ad,

Thanks for the comment!

So do you mean that most answer choices were, for example, of the top view, but certain extensions would be out of proportion from the true answer choice (it ends up being a process of elimination problem)?

 

[Advocatus]

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and I value a clear explanation. As a result, I will do both.

Example, #6. Original Question.

Obviously C is the right answer. D is completely a horrible choice. A and E are all wrong, B is too small a hump.

Quick edited D to make it a more viable choice, I exaggerated the change to make it blatantly obvious for this example.

 

[bawby13]

Awesome, thanks Ad!

Has anyone tried the DATQVault PAT? How does that compare to the real DAT?

 

[ekephant]

Haven't tried qVault, but I would say closest to the DAT keyhole section would have to be Achiever. It is a bit harder, but really great practice.

 

[bawby13]

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and I value a clear explanation. As a result, I will do both.

Example, #6. Original Question.

Obviously C is the right answer. D is completely a horrible choice. A and E are all wrong, B is too small a hump.

Quick edited D to make it a more viable choice, I exaggerated the change to make it blatantly obvious for this example.

Hey Ad,

Thanks again for all your help. Came across this problem and want to know if this is a good example of a REAL DAT problem:

 

[bawby13]

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[ekephant]

Hey Ad,

Thanks again for all your help. Came across this problem and want to know if this is a good example of a REAL DAT problem:

I'm not Advocatus, but I'll give this a shot. This is a tough one, but in my opinion it comes down to either A or E. C and D are just wrong, and on B the horizontal top portion is too thick. On my initial guess I would pick A, but after a second glance, it kind of looks like the outer vertical portions of A look a bit too long compared to the reference image. My final answer would be E. Not sure if that's correct; keyholes are something I used to struggle with. Let us know what the correct answer is 🙂

And yes this is a good example because the DAT likes to test on proportions.

 

[bawby13]

Thanks ekephant!

The final answer is... A! So close. Not E because apparently the slant is not slanted enough.

Thanks for your feedback

 

[Advocatus]

Hey Ad,

Do you mind just quickly glancing at my question above? You've been so helpful already and would love just one more answer so I can get a full grip of what you're saying.

Thanks!

Sorry for the late reply. I feel that this question would be one of the easiest ones in this category if it was on the DAT.

I am typing this up on my phone, so if I am not clear just point it out.

The first step I do is I look at the answers and check the perspective. A to D are all top down, so I would start with E which is a side view.

I would immediately rule out this answer because the sample figure appears to have around a 30 degree angle at the base, while E is far from that.

Out of the remaining answers, D is the most unique, and can be eliminated without any thought just by glancing at the image.

I would next look at C because the branches are equal length (unlike A and B). C can be eliminated, because in the figure the length of the middle branch will be longer.

Discerning between A and B is simple. If you look at the backbone you will see that it is much thinner compared to the leg width.

Best of luck! Hope this helped.

 

[bawby13]

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