When PT'ing is it necessary to also bubble in your answers? Forum

[CardozoLaw09]

Or can you skip this step without losing much accuracy as far simulating the actual test? Also, what is the best method to adopt for bubbling in your answers? I usually have a good 6 - 8 minutes after R/C and L/R - do you think this is due to the fact I am not bubbling in answers?

[09042014]

Or can you skip this step without losing much accuracy as far simulating the actual test? Also, what is the best method to adopt for bubbling in your answers? I usually have a good 6 - 8 minutes after R/C and L/R - do you think this is due to the fact I am not bubbling in answers?

Do it so its natural on test day. It only takes like two minutes but its too minutes you need to account for.

[MrPapagiorgio]

Every second matters, so yes, I would practice under the most realistic conditions possible. And I always found transferring my answers after I finish a page worked out well.

[rinkrat19]

I don't think you need to bubble on every single PT, but definitely do it several times so it's familiar.

I agree that bubbling in the answers for each page before moving on is a good method.

[beebela]

I would definitely bubble every PT just so you get used to it and (like others have said) you might as well make it as realistic as possible for the real test day.

As far as bubbling strategy goes, I always bubbled the LG and RC questions one game/passage at a time after I completed all questions in the game/passage and for LR I bubbled a two-page spread once I finished all of those questions, bubbling question-by-question takes more time.

[Betharl]

As far as bubbling strategy goes, I always bubbled the LG and RC questions one game/passage at a time after I completed all questions in the game/passage and for LR I bubbled a two-page spread once I finished all of those questions, bubbling question-by-question takes more time.

Yeah, I use the same strategy. Also, you should probably only need a max of 45 seconds or so to bubble, not minutes.

[Nova]

Necessary? NO. It's probably a good idea to do it on a your last few PTs though.

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[tomwatts]

If you have a small desk on test day, bubbling can be kind of a pain, so it's worth practicing with a scantron and a small desk (the size of your closed test book) at least once if you think that's a possibility.

[Clearly]

Is it necessary to bubble in the answers on the real test? Than yes. Why on earth wouldn't you!?
I personally bubble after each game or reading comp passage, but bubble LRs at the end in one pass, but I usually finish with significant time on LR

[markeconrad]

Yeah, as dumb as it seems, I've sometimes made mistakes in the transfer to the answer sheet during my PTs. Helps me to be more aware of the issue by making sure I practice with it.

[ngogirl]

I always bubble in my answers on PT's. For each game after completing the game I transfer my answers, same with RC passages. For LR, I transfer my answers after I finish answering the questions on the 2nd page.

[FloridaCoastalorbust]

w in the f do you lose by doing this? do it.