TG-WEB-style Drills exam quick reference

Confirm total time, item count, and whether timing is per item or for the whole section.

Complete one set and record your median time and the formats that run long.

Set a per-item cutoff from your data and leave a small review buffer.

Mark necessary conditions, scope words, and negation in the prompt.

Check each option against every necessary condition and remove clear failures first.

Compare only the remaining differences instead of restarting the entire problem.

Use the invitation, test name, interface notes, and first item to identify the provider and format.

Check subjects, volume, timing, backtracking, and available scratch tools.

Then use the matching procedure; do not infer the full test from its name alone.

Break examples into shape, count, position, direction, and fill state.

Change one feature at a time and propose the smallest rule that explains every example.

Apply the rule to the target and validate it backward with an unused example.

Check adjacent differences, ratios, odd/even positions, and grouping in order.

If one rule fails, test alternation or two interleaved subsequences.

Validate with at least three adjacent relations before choosing.

Decide whether the gap signals contrast, cause, example, summary, or progression.

Track continuity in references, subject, and tone across the gap.

Insert each option and reread both sides, removing choices that do not connect naturally.

After a timed set, record format, result, time, and the step where you stalled.

Classify the cause as format recognition, rule, calculation, reading, or timing.

Test one correction in the next set and compare accuracy and time.