<p>I'm taking the barrons math 2 practice tests and the questions get so hard after number 20 or so. It takes me much longer than 1 hour to finish. </p>
<p>Is this a bad sign?</p>
<p>Likely so. I never used Barron’s, but many people here say it is a bit harder than actual subject tests. Even if so, it shouldn’t be significantly harder. Time pressure is definitely an issue, and it’ll take some getting used to.</p>
<p>Barron is a little harder than other books but noway out of comparison to Maths IIC (never given IIC,will give, but heard that if you get a 750-60 on Barrons, you have the ability to get 800 on actual).</p>
<p>One does not prepare for tests with problems that are easy and he/she can easily solve.
If you want to prepare for tests, you have to go out of your comfort zone and solve much difficult question then generally available. </p>
<p>If you can solve all the problems but take more time then time management is solution, if you aren’t able to solve then that’s whole another issue.</p>
<p>One does not prepare for tests with problems that are easy and ‘önë’ can easily solve.
just a correction</p>
<p>I don’t think harder problems necessarily help either. Its most important to get familiar with the actual type of questions that will be on the test.</p>
<p>Figure out why you’re having problems. Is there are a certain part of the material that you don’t know well enough? If so, take a break from practice tests and learn it. Careless mistakes? Find a method that works for you to avoid them - the most important part of this is identifying that as a problem and working on it. Time management? Do a lot of tests starting with extra time and working your way down to less than the amount you’ll have on the actual tests.</p>
<p>If you approach this methodically you can definitely boost your score.</p>
<p>Actually maths IIC is more a test of “Can you use a GDC proficiently?” rather than “Can you do Maths properly” so unable to move after question 20 is a serious issue and that being said, you need to practice much much more. (Barrons is a little tougher therefore see if you can procure a Kaplan or Princeton Review)</p>