LOL, JonLaw. I consider the GRE the same way, for whatever that's worth.
And whatever happened to those marvelous logic-puzzle books that one used to be able to pick up for a few dollars at any corner drugstore?? DD was very sad to discover that the "new" GRE no longer includes the previous, widely-feared "analytical" section. Remember? The one filled with those darned who's-married-to-who-and-who-is-the-handler-for-which-exotic-animal puzzles about cocktail parties, dinners, bowling leagues and poker/bridge groups, with a paragraph of delightful unconnected, slightly surreal statements like, "Seamus is not the lion-tamer, though he lives with big cats."
Gosh, that was the best part, and they did away with it!!
I recall trying to use a "study guide" to "improve" my skills, but frankly, I found it too cumbersome/byzantine and went back to doing things my own way since it was so much more successful for me personally. I recall finishing that section early and feeling a little wistful that there were not more problems.
Why yes, I have had a lot of people in my life tell me that this is an indication that there is something very, very wrong with me....
why do you ask?
