answer choices before deductions?
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Dalaal
· started 2020-02-29 18:47
· last activity 2020-02-29 19:32
· 1 reply
Hi,
During reading the passage, I made a third deduction that "not SS -some- SNR" using the firest premise "50-60 --> SNR" and the inference " 50-60 -some- not SS." I see that Mehran did not go that far in his deductions as the answer choices did not require us to take that additional step. So this leads me to my question on whether we can read the answer choices before making the deductions on Quantifiers questions. It would help us save time to know what we are looking for, don't you think?
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Skylar
· 2020-02-29 19:32
@Dalaal,
I have found that making deductions before reading the answer choices allows for the most accuracy and the most time efficiency. Reading each of the answer choices first requires you to reread them after making deductions, which will likely cost more time than is making an extra deduction. Moreover, reading answer choices first can throw test-takers off track, especially since some answers are intentionally designed to mislead students. I find more accuracy in having an uninterrupted understanding of the question first so that I am not easily swayed by incorrect answer choices.
With more practice, you should be able to more easily determine when to stop making deductions. In general though, you should not spend any significant amount of time making deductions that do not follow naturally from the passage. Also, once you have made the proper deductions and spent the time required to understand the passage, you should have a decent idea of the question/what to look for without even reading the answer choices.
Does that make sense? Please let us know if you have any other questions!
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