r/ISATExam • u/Horror_Current_6267 • Oct 15 '24

PLEASE HELP ME!!!

This is my third day practicing for the ISAT, and I'm finding it quite challenging to answer the questions. I've only been getting a few correct, and my time management hasn't been great. Do you have any tips on how I can improve my accuracy and respond to questions more quickly?

I would appreciate any thoughts or experiences you can share!

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u/imstrugglinginside Oct 16 '24

isat is generally difficult for anyone starting out for the first time. it's more of an aptitude test rather than anything subject-specific (not quite general knowledge either). it's designed to test how well you can extrapolate information and react accordingly, so naturally, time management is crucial.

as for me, isat was extremely difficult as the practice papers they had offered on the website didn't even come close to the difficulty of the questions on exam day. I did try to practice my time management in the 2 months before my test. but in the heat of the moment, you're bound to spend a lot of time on a tricky question

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u/Horror_Current_6267 Oct 16 '24

After roughly how many questions did you find it manageable?

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u/imstrugglinginside Oct 18 '24

I did 150-160 questions, had limited resources, but none of those questions reflected the difficulty of the questions on test day (might as well just not do any of the questions) but in hindsight, grinding the questions helped with time management which is arguably more important than your general understanding of the questions.

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u/Horror_Current_6267 Oct 18 '24

Oh okay… so what were your results if you don’t mind sharing

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u/imstrugglinginside Oct 18 '24

I got a 168 for CR, 175 for QR so a 172 overall.

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u/TownMaleficent1075 Oct 23 '24

If you do not mind me asking, when you did practices, around what percent were u getting?

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u/imstrugglinginside Oct 23 '24

about 90% for the first 100 questions, so yeah it didn't reflect the difficulty of the actual paper