Anyone else have this problem? Took a practice exam (aamc_3)and got a 6 on verbal. Reviewed answerers and found 7 questions I got wrong were answeres I automatically marked but changed due to thinking about the question and context of passage. This happens all the time. Should I stick with the answer that first comes to me?
second guessing answers on verbal vs intuition
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When I was taking the test, I wondered about this as well.
So one practice test, I wrote down on a scrap paper every question I changed after my initial answer. Then, I went back afterwards and checked to see how often I changed things correctly vs. incorrectly. It was good data to see firsthand and the results will make you either feel better about your gut or feel better about changing your answer. That's not to say you should ALWAYS do whichever of the two yields the most correct answers.. but I certainly went into the test predisposed to keeping my original answer if I was torn between two because of the data I collected.
It's tough to say whether you should or not as a rule, honestly. Try this for yourself (because now you'll realize all those times you changed and got it correctly) and see what works better for you.
So one practice test, I wrote down on a scrap paper every question I changed after my initial answer. Then, I went back afterwards and checked to see how often I changed things correctly vs. incorrectly. It was good data to see firsthand and the results will make you either feel better about your gut or feel better about changing your answer. That's not to say you should ALWAYS do whichever of the two yields the most correct answers.. but I certainly went into the test predisposed to keeping my original answer if I was torn between two because of the data I collected.
It's tough to say whether you should or not as a rule, honestly. Try this for yourself (because now you'll realize all those times you changed and got it correctly) and see what works better for you.
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You cant rely on your gut to always get the answers right. You wont make any improvements if you decide to end it right there, b/c there's just no insight to draw from that. If you want a definitive answer, you are going to have to spend some time researching it.
Look at the type of questions that you are getting wrong. I think that's whats most important. Are the answers you are choosing in line with the author's reasoning? What about the author's tone or attitude? Are the answers you switch to extreme or too narrow? or are they just opposite of what the author was saying?
Look at the type of questions that you are getting wrong. I think that's whats most important. Are the answers you are choosing in line with the author's reasoning? What about the author's tone or attitude? Are the answers you switch to extreme or too narrow? or are they just opposite of what the author was saying?
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