Reviewing

[actionjackson]

This may be a silly question, nevertheless I feel like it's one worth asking. How would you suggest reviewing LR sections? What I have been doing is: take full length practice test, mark questions where I chose incorrect answer choices. Next day I come to this forum, and questions that I got incorrect I read & write down the explanations provided in the forum. Should I be rereading the stimuli on these questions prior to reading & writing these explanations?

[Charlie Melman]

Hi AJ,

You ask a very good question. I think you're doing it mostly right, but would suggest a small tweak to make your technique more like what Dave Killoran calls "Delayed Blind Review."

When you're taking tests, circle questions that you can't answer with 100% certainty. After you've finished your test, go back and try to answer the circled questions without a time limit. Really work through them. Then check your answers for the whole test. Review all the questions on the test—including the ones you answered correctly—paying special attention to the questions you got wrong and the ones you circled. This is where the explanations provided in the forum can be helpful.

When you're writing down the explanations provided in the forum, I recommend reading the stimulus and answer choices again. This will refresh your memory and make it easier to understand the explanations. In a few days, you can redo the questions you had trouble with and review the explanations again if you're still struggling with them.

I hope this answers your (not silly at all) question!