CollegeBoard MCQ 5 (2018 Practice MCQ Exam) Reflection
Reflecting on my mistakes/challenges with the fifth MCQ (2018 Practice MCQ Exam).
Taking the Quiz
- This was my fifth time taking an example MCQ test. I feel like this test had a lot more conceptual topics than the previous tests. I definitely had to guess a little (educated guesses based on what I already know). But otherwise, I think I did really well and I am getting much better at the questions that ask about certain code blocks.
Improvements Since First Test
- test taking strategies
- more familar with code
- can take code step by step (not freak out when I see it all)
- more familiar with many of the functions/code that are in the MCQ from this trimester
- I was able to take this test much more quickly and with less stress/uncertainty as the final from last trimester :)
Corrections
My Score: 65/66
- Question 14:
- I am still a little confused by this question. I didn’t realize that the order of where the “i <- i + 1” did not affect the amount of values. However, since i is displayed after this expression, it doesn’t display “1”, but instead lists the 10 values starting at “2”. I assumed that program A would display one more value than program B.
Improve for Next Time:
- Next time I take a test, I want to spend more time running through questions like #14. I could have “ran” the programs in my head to see the outputs. However, I have to be careful of time constraints to prepare for the AP test.