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CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature
#1
I need some expert advice. I am trying to prepare for the A&I clep. I have taken the test from the official clep study guide - 60% and I have taken the three tests from Peterson's 55 - 60 - and 62. Do you think that these scores are high enough to pass the clep test or should I get the REA book?

Thanks.
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#2
It sounds like you are probably good to go. Many of us took this test cold and passed. I would also study literary terms (alliteration, antogonist, etc) since these do pop up on the exam.
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#3
Thanks for the feedback! I do appreciate it, I am a little nervous about this test. It has been 20 years since high school and I don't remember alot of this. By the way, when are you taking Drug and Alcohol Abuse? I have taken it and can give you some pointers if you want.
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#4
You're in the ballpark and the REA book would serve as insurance.
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#5
I took the CLEP for A&I today, passed with a 68!!!

Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it.



Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 68
Drug and Alcohol Abuse 70
Here's to You Health 68
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#6
Congrats to you! I am thinking about taking this same test since I am only 2 credits short of completing my degreeBig Grin What is REA?
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#7
REA is the Research & Education Association. They publish a lot of exam study guides that include practice exams. In this case, the one in question is:

CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature

I am taking the test this Friday. The two practice exams that are on the CD-ROM were VERY useful for getting me used to the content and pacing of the test.
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[SIZE="1"]Excelsior College, B.S. in Liberal Studies (awaiting conferral)
Traditional College: 46 credits
Exams taken: 75 credits
May 2008: A&I Literature-78, General Anthropology-70 (A), Info Sys & Comp. Apps-73, American Government-60, Technical Writing-67 (A), Principles of Supervision-65 (A), Fundamentals of Counseling-68 (A), Drug & Alcohol Abuse-66 (A), Principles of Marketing-73
June 2008: Biology-73, MIS-58 (A)
April 2010: Intro to Business-444, Intro to Computers-466, ALEKS Statistics for Behavioral Science
May 2010: Civil War & Reconstruction-70 (A)
June 2010: Intro to Psych-78, Research Methods-A, Intro to Educ. Psych-72, Foundations of Education- (A)
July 2010: World Population-A
August 2010: Abnormal Psychology-A, Social Psychology-A
August 2010: Psychology of Adulthood & Aging-A
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#8
I only need two credits to finish. I got REA for this subject on yesterday and I plan on taking the test sometime next week. How long would anyone suggest is a good study time, a week or two?
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#9
I'm also studying for this exam - taking the Peterson's practice tests, reviewing the ones I got wrong... brushing up on some basic literary terms, and also am hoping the REA book will arrive in the mail today (the insurance!)... My date is late next week, so we'll see.

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#10
As far as how long to study...I confess that after reading the 72 pages of text in the front of the REA book and looking up literary devices/terms, all I did was take the practice exams and read the explanations for wrong answers. If I count up the reading time and the time to take the three practice exams, I maybe spent seven and a half hours on this. I got a 78 on the exam.

If you don't have much experience with reading literature, you might want to study more. For me, the hardest thing was the early modern English pieces (what many people think is Old English) where everything is spelled phonetically and the language patterns are archaic. That made me cranky, as it always has. hilarious But luckily, I didn't encounter much of that on the version of the real exam that I was given. I actually did better on the exam than on the practice tests.

Best of success to you!
Alix

[SIZE="1"]Excelsior College, B.S. in Liberal Studies (awaiting conferral)
Traditional College: 46 credits
Exams taken: 75 credits
May 2008: A&I Literature-78, General Anthropology-70 (A), Info Sys & Comp. Apps-73, American Government-60, Technical Writing-67 (A), Principles of Supervision-65 (A), Fundamentals of Counseling-68 (A), Drug & Alcohol Abuse-66 (A), Principles of Marketing-73
June 2008: Biology-73, MIS-58 (A)
April 2010: Intro to Business-444, Intro to Computers-466, ALEKS Statistics for Behavioral Science
May 2010: Civil War & Reconstruction-70 (A)
June 2010: Intro to Psych-78, Research Methods-A, Intro to Educ. Psych-72, Foundations of Education- (A)
July 2010: World Population-A
August 2010: Abnormal Psychology-A, Social Psychology-A
August 2010: Psychology of Adulthood & Aging-A
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