NNAT Test-Taking Strategies

Question 1

What is the most effective time management strategy for NNAT?

Accepted Answer

Work steadily, spending roughly equal time per question, flagging difficult ones

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Spend most time on first questions

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Rush easy questions

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Skip anything taking over 10 seconds

Question 2

When you cannot determine the answer, what should you do?

Accepted Answer

Eliminate wrong choices, make your best guess, and move on

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Leave it blank

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Spend extra time until certain

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Skip without attempting elimination

Question 3

What preparation activities are most helpful for NNAT?

Accepted Answer

Pattern puzzles, tangrams, building blocks, visual-spatial activities

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Memorizing vocabulary

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Studying math formulas

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Reading comprehension practice

Question 4

Why check all answer choices before selecting?

Accepted Answer

The first plausible answer may not be the best match for all pattern rules

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There is always a trick answer

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Only the last choice is correct

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Checking wastes time

Question 5

How should you approach an unfamiliar problem type?

Accepted Answer

Apply general strategies: look for patterns, compare choices, use elimination

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Panic and skip

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Assume it cannot be solved

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Wait for a hint

Question 6

What common mistake do students make on matrix problems?

Accepted Answer

Only checking patterns in one direction and ignoring the other

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Answering too quickly

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Reading too much into shapes

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Taking too many notes