Passing Analyzing and Interpreting Lit. CLEP?

[Bethanyann89]

I used a Petersons practice test from nelnetsolutions.com for English Lit. and I passed my first one with a 62. There are three tests you can take but when I took my second one I got a 49. ?? I was going to sign up for the CLEP testing at my local college after I took the first practice test but after taking the second one- I'm not so sure. I had thought that Instacert had flashcard prep for that test but it appears they don't. Any suggestions to help prepare me to take it? I would like to get it done next Wednesday.

[Elinor]

I used a Petersons practice test from nelnetsolutions.com for English Lit. and I passed my first one with a 62. There are three tests you can take but when I took my second one I got a 49. ?? I was going to sign up for the CLEP testing at my local college after I took the first practice test but after taking the second one- I'm not so sure. I had thought that Instacert had flashcard prep for that test but it appears they don't. Any suggestions to help prepare me to take it? I would like to get it done next Wednesday.

I didn't take any practice tests for that CLEP. Come to think of it, I didn't even study. I did read over the specific exam feedback section for it, and decided that I either had it... or I didn't. It's not really a test you CAN study for, in my opinion. If you can read fast and, at the same time, understand what you're reading, you can probably pass this test. It might help if you've read and understood some Shakespeare and maybe Chaucer, but I don't think those would be necessary.



Oh, are you talking about the English literature CLEP? or the Analyzing and Interpreting literature CLEP? I don't think you can study for A&I Lit., but for the English Lit. you can study a bit, if you want. HERE is the post I wrote about my English lit. test, and what all I used to study.

Good luck!

[rmroberts]

I passed this one only using cracking the clep, which didn't really help all that much. I would check out specific exam feedback and this site.

[MISin08]

What's your reading background like? If you mostly read non-fiction and think Emily Dickinson would have benefited from a little weed and a boyfriend (so to speak), next Wednesday may be pushing it. If you know and like the classics covered in the basic Lit curriculum, it's just a matter of tuning in to the way the CLEP is testing what you already know.

For Analyzing & Interpreting Lit I found practice tests helpful because they helped me get into the the swing of reading and understanding the way the CLEP wants you to under a time limit. The REA book also has good practice tests.

It would help if we (you) had an idea of why the 49 on the second test. Did you run out of time? Get certain types of questions wrong? Never read much poetry before? Did you get lucky on the first test -- know the pieces, for example?

Phillip

[DetroitSki]

a&i lit is the easiest exam around. you cannot study for it (besides literary terms). its basically just reading comprehension.

[mtngrl]

I also took this CLEP without any studying or practice tests and found it to be fairly easy. Even if you wanted to study, it's hard to because the test is just reading passages and answering questions about your interpretation of them. Good luck, but I think you'll do just fine without cracking a book.

[Bethanyann89]

What's your reading background like? If you mostly read non-fiction and think Emily Dickinson would have benefited from a little weed and a boyfriend (so to speak), next Wednesday may be pushing it. If you know and like the classics covered in the basic Lit curriculum, it's just a matter of tuning in to the way the CLEP is testing what you already know.

For Analyzing & Interpreting Lit I found practice tests helpful because they helped me get into the the swing of reading and understanding the way the CLEP wants you to under a time limit. The REA book also has good practice tests.

It would help if we (you) had an idea of why the 49 on the second test. Did you run out of time? Get certain types of questions wrong? Never read much poetry before? Did you get lucky on the first test -- know the pieces, for example?

Phillip

Well actually I looked back over the last test again and saw that I had a 50, not a 49. I grew up reading the classics in English lit. and American lit. No I have never run out of time on a test so far, I think the reason I missed so many is because of terminology and not being fully familiar with it. Thanks for the advise!

[Bethanyann89]

I also took this CLEP without any studying or practice tests and found it to be fairly easy. Even if you wanted to study, it's hard to because the test is just reading passages and answering questions about your interpretation of them. Good luck, but I think you'll do just fine without cracking a book.

Great! Thank you!

[Bethanyann89]

I passed this one only using cracking the clep, which didn't really help all that much. I would check out specific exam feedback and this site.

Thank you for the link. That is the one I used actually to find a practice test.

[Bethanyann89]

I didn't take any practice tests for that CLEP. Come to think of it, I didn't even study. I did read over the specific exam feedback section for it, and decided that I either had it... or I didn't. It's not really a test you CAN study for, in my opinion. If you can read fast and, at the same time, understand what you're reading, you can probably pass this test. It might help if you've read and understood some Shakespeare and maybe Chaucer, but I don't think those would be necessary.



Oh, are you talking about the English literature CLEP? or the Analyzing and Interpreting literature CLEP? I don't think you can study for A&I Lit., but for the English Lit. you can study a bit, if you want. HERE is the post I wrote about my English lit. test, and what all I used to study.

Good luck!

Yes, I was referring to the Analyzing and Interpreting English Lit. CLEP There is actually a website that shows the suggested material to study for it. Its nothing intense. Thank you for your feedback.