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There's a big difference between the legitimate practice tests that come with an exam guide and a "test dump." Practice tests are examples to give people a feel
by warner25 5y ago
There's a big difference between the legitimate practice tests that come with an exam guide and a "test dump." Practice tests are examples to give people a feel for the style and scope of the test, and which areas they might need to learn more about. A "test dump" lets people memorize pairs of actual (not example) questions and answers, so they can pass with no knowledge of the underlying concepts or how to apply them.
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 5y agoAn important distinction for sure. For exams in general, IMO, practice tests/old exams from previous years allow one to simulate test conditions and improve one's ability to perform under those conditions.^1 This can be especially useful for short answer/essay type questions. It is not uncommon to see question re-use or at least similarity of questions from year to year, but a useful part of the exam preparation process, for me at least, is deriving the answers for onself. 1. Those might even include answers written by previous test-takers. Memorisation of such answers would be futile because the questions change from year to year.