Kaplan Exam Readiness 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student scores in the 72nd percentile on a practice exam. What does this mean?
- The student answered 72% of questions correctly
- The student scored higher than 72% of test-takers (Correct answer)
- The student needs to score 72 more points to pass
- The student is in the top 72% of performers
Correct answer: The student scored higher than 72% of test-takers
A percentile rank of 72 means the student performed better than 72% of the reference group.
Question 2: Which Kaplan strategy recommends eliminating obviously wrong answer choices before selecting an answer?
- Backsolving
- Strategic Elimination (Correct answer)
- Picking Numbers
- The Kaplan Method
Correct answer: Strategic Elimination
Strategic Elimination improves odds by removing implausible choices before committing to an answer.
Question 3: How many weeks before an exam should a student ideally begin full-length timed practice tests?
- One week before
- The night before
- Four to six weeks before (Correct answer)
- Only after finishing all content review
Correct answer: Four to six weeks before
Kaplan recommends starting full-length practice tests 4–6 weeks out to allow time for score analysis and targeted review.
Question 4: On a standardized exam, what is the primary purpose of reading the question stem before the answer choices?
- To save time by skipping irrelevant choices
- To allow you to predict the correct answer and avoid distractor bias (Correct answer)
- To calculate the difficulty level of the question
- To determine how many points the question is worth
Correct answer: To allow you to predict the correct answer and avoid distractor bias
Predicting the answer before reading choices helps you avoid being misled by attractive but incorrect distractors.
Question 5: Which of the following best describes 'test fatigue' and how Kaplan advises students to combat it?
- Boredom from easy questions; skip difficult sections
- Mental exhaustion during long exams; combat with stamina-building practice under timed conditions (Correct answer)
- Anxiety from hard questions; take the exam multiple times
- Physical tiredness; drink caffeine before the test
Correct answer: Mental exhaustion during long exams; combat with stamina-building practice under timed conditions
Test fatigue is mental exhaustion that degrades performance; Kaplan advises building stamina through consistent full-length timed practice.
Question 6: A student finishes a practice section 10 minutes early. According to best exam strategy, what should they do?
- Submit and rest to conserve energy for the next section
- Review flagged or uncertain questions using remaining time (Correct answer)
- Move on to the next section immediately
- Skip the review since the first answer is usually correct
Correct answer: Review flagged or uncertain questions using remaining time
Using remaining time to review flagged questions can catch careless errors and improve your score.
Question 7: What is the Kaplan recommended approach when you encounter a question you find extremely difficult?
- Spend as long as needed until you solve it
- Skip it, mark it, and return if time permits (Correct answer)
- Guess immediately and never return
- Leave it blank to avoid a penalty on all exams
Correct answer: Skip it, mark it, and return if time permits
Skipping hard questions and returning to them prevents time loss and keeps momentum on easier questions first.
Kaplan Exam Readiness 2
A student scores in the 72nd percentile on a practice exam.
What does this mean?