Thanks so much. I can't believe how hard this test is. Most grading has suffered such grade inflation - but it seems like the majority of students will score less than 50% correct on this one. That's tough! I like the test because it is very applied - it requires you to think about numbers differently and apply quantitative concepts to novel situations.... but I think that she probably does not get much exposure to that kind of thinking at school.
From the two practice exams I looked at, it seems like it starts off kind of easy, then gets harder as the exam goes on. Is that always the case? It would seem like a good strategy for someone who is only scoring an 8 might be to focus on the first half of the exam and try to get as many correct as possible there...and if question 25 seems easy, it is probably because you are doing it wrong.
