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N3BIF

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« on: February 13, 2002, 04:06:55 PM »

     Greetings,    I have finally decided that this spring may be my best shot at upgrading to Extra, given the test change that is coming in july.  My question is this,  I know that the test is set up that only a predetermined number of questions from each group type appear on the exam, do they appear as a group or section or do they appear at random thoughout the test, in other words are all the regulation questions together and the opearinog practices together etc.  Knowing this can help my strategy during the test  tnx N3bif
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HODAG

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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2002, 06:28:27 PM »

I am not 100% sure but if 99% is good enough:

A.  The questions and answers must come from the official VEC pool.

B.  The questions can be in any order so long as one question comes from each category.

C.  The answers must be the same as the question pool but not the same order (i.e. you better know how to get to the answer, memorizing that "B" is correct for a certain question won't cut it - and shouldn't in my opinion).
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N0RKX

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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2002, 12:15:23 AM »

The questions will come in any order as long as the specific requirements for test makeup are met. Some "study guides" do a disservice presenting the questions and answers is a specific order. Rules/Regs, Satellites, Digital Theory, etc.... The questions on the test won't come in that order.

The best way to handle that situation is to use a study guide that attempts to TEACH the material rather than just provide the questions and answers.

73, NØRKX
 
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WA7KPK

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« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2002, 12:13:30 PM »

You ask a very good question and I'm sorry to have to tell you they mix up the order of the questions. You could have a question from subelement 7, one from subelement 9, another from subelement 3, and so on all the way through the test.

One way to mitigate this (apart from knowing your stuff, that is :) is to read the test through thoroughly before you make a mark on the answer sheet. That way if you can find a couple of questions whose answers relate to one another, you can use that to your advantage.

Oh, and by the way, don't count on the answers for a particular question being presented in the same order they are in the pool, either.

One of the online practice tests (I think it's the one from the WVARA) does this sort of mixing up. The others don't, probably because it's easier to write an online test that way, but I think the mixing up is better preparation for the test.

73, Creede
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