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Help me figure this out...
I didn't do the whole princetion review book, just the 4 practice tests in the back., average a 11. So far in exam krackers 101: 8, 8, 9, 11, 8, 7, 6 (in that order)
This forum, including myself, generally accept TRP to be a lot more difficult than EK101. Half of TRP passages I found a torture to read, versus EK101, where I consider very few to be not interesting. My review (hopefully will help others).
TPR:
(1) passage and questions were very difficult to understand. I can best describe it as having someone from the 1700s ramble his opinion on a topic. I just read for understanding (not memorizing)
(2) most questions relate to big idea (meaning of passage) and a few that were some what specific.... I always knew exactly where in the passage to look. These would always be 3-4 sentences grouped together.
(3) there was usually a right answer. for example, if i were to make up an answer to a question without looking at the answer choices... than one of the answer choices would look very similar to my made up answer.
EX101:
(1) topics were easy and interesting. requires reading for understanding (although easier than TPR), but also memorizing
(2) few questions are main idea (easier main idea to figure out), but a lot of questions relate to minor details in passage, which are not grouped. For example, it will say (a) is wrong and than quote 4 words from line 5. (b) is wrong than quote 4 words from line 20. (c) is correct and quote 4 words from like 40. etc.
(3) usually not a right answer, but a "best" answer. none of the answer choices is something I would of expected, but there is always one better than another
the last few passages which I did bad on, there were a few dumb mistakes (you know, "which is something NOT suggested" and forgetting to read the word NOT). Which is at best 1-2 points. Still very low scores. The passage I got a 11 in, I missed 2 questions in the first 6 passages, than missed 5 out of the 6 questions in the last passage alone. Than the test I got a 6 on, I missed almost half the questions. Talk about consistency.....
For TPR, I just read for meaning, didn't pay attention to details. For a most questions, I'd go back in the passage and skim over the 3-4 sentences I knew the answer was in. I could do all this in time allowed. It is pretty much read for big picture.
For EK101, I don't tend to have time to refer back to the passage. It's like every sentence, or more accurate, fragment, counts. Like every sentence was a bullet point for a high yield study guide. So, if i read fast (so I can refer back to passage to for the questions like I did with TPR), than I don't get the main idea and miss a lot of questions. But if I read slow, than I don't have time to refer back to the passage, and miss a lot of questions a result.
Basically, TPR was a lot harder, but there was only one goal to interpret a very confusing passage. TPR = trying to juggle 5 bowling pins.
And EK101 you have to do 2 things, read for big idea, but detail also. Although both are easier, it requires doing 2 things. EK101: juggle only 2 bowling pins, BUT whileriding a bike.
Any advice???
I didn't do the whole princetion review book, just the 4 practice tests in the back., average a 11. So far in exam krackers 101: 8, 8, 9, 11, 8, 7, 6 (in that order)
This forum, including myself, generally accept TRP to be a lot more difficult than EK101. Half of TRP passages I found a torture to read, versus EK101, where I consider very few to be not interesting. My review (hopefully will help others).
TPR:
(1) passage and questions were very difficult to understand. I can best describe it as having someone from the 1700s ramble his opinion on a topic. I just read for understanding (not memorizing)
(2) most questions relate to big idea (meaning of passage) and a few that were some what specific.... I always knew exactly where in the passage to look. These would always be 3-4 sentences grouped together.
(3) there was usually a right answer. for example, if i were to make up an answer to a question without looking at the answer choices... than one of the answer choices would look very similar to my made up answer.
EX101:
(1) topics were easy and interesting. requires reading for understanding (although easier than TPR), but also memorizing
(2) few questions are main idea (easier main idea to figure out), but a lot of questions relate to minor details in passage, which are not grouped. For example, it will say (a) is wrong and than quote 4 words from line 5. (b) is wrong than quote 4 words from line 20. (c) is correct and quote 4 words from like 40. etc.
(3) usually not a right answer, but a "best" answer. none of the answer choices is something I would of expected, but there is always one better than another
the last few passages which I did bad on, there were a few dumb mistakes (you know, "which is something NOT suggested" and forgetting to read the word NOT). Which is at best 1-2 points. Still very low scores. The passage I got a 11 in, I missed 2 questions in the first 6 passages, than missed 5 out of the 6 questions in the last passage alone. Than the test I got a 6 on, I missed almost half the questions. Talk about consistency.....
For TPR, I just read for meaning, didn't pay attention to details. For a most questions, I'd go back in the passage and skim over the 3-4 sentences I knew the answer was in. I could do all this in time allowed. It is pretty much read for big picture.
For EK101, I don't tend to have time to refer back to the passage. It's like every sentence, or more accurate, fragment, counts. Like every sentence was a bullet point for a high yield study guide. So, if i read fast (so I can refer back to passage to for the questions like I did with TPR), than I don't get the main idea and miss a lot of questions. But if I read slow, than I don't have time to refer back to the passage, and miss a lot of questions a result.
Basically, TPR was a lot harder, but there was only one goal to interpret a very confusing passage. TPR = trying to juggle 5 bowling pins.
And EK101 you have to do 2 things, read for big idea, but detail also. Although both are easier, it requires doing 2 things. EK101: juggle only 2 bowling pins, BUT whileriding a bike.
Any advice???
