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The questions on the national real estate testing seem unfamiliar. What do I do?

Updated over a year ago

Read slowly. Break it down word for word mentally referencing the terms and concepts you learned to read it. Again, slow down. Breathe. This is a reading comprehension test, and they will try to confuse you intentionally. Realize this isn’t the end of the world and you can achieve it, if not this time, the next, but do not hold negative feelings about yourself or your ability to think. THIS IS A TEMPORARY SITUATION, and you will overcome it like anything else in life. Don’t get discouraged thinking this is the end. Dissect the questions like I do in my explanations for why the right answers are right and wrong, wrong. (If you go back through your quiz attempts I have authored in depth explanations as to just this and they can be printed to study the logic https://spruceschool.link/reviewquiz ) Sometimes slowly reading the answers can help eliminate wrong choices. There’s a lot of comprehension that’s going to come about when you slow down. Pretend you’re not in a test. Pretend this a personal challenge and go slow.

Being able to read new questions online (or anywhere) is important because you’re experiencing wordings never seen before, and you’re testing yourself on how well you’re reading them. Prioritize READING the question over jumping at the answer. First understand what you’re reading.

When you can see new wordings of questions while studying and preparing to test and know what they’re asking that’s a great indication that you have reached a better level of understanding. Reading comprehension is the biggest skill for this exam.

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