Just registered for the online test--now what?
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Just registered for the online test--now what?
Well, I finally lurked here long enough to decide to take leave of my senses and register for the next online test. I'm pretty good on the couch, but I took (and failed) the test for the college tournament back in the day, so i know it'll take more than that. Any tips for preparation?
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Watching as many games as you can, "playing" older games off the j-archive collection, doing Sporcle quizzes in your weak areas and reading through the 2017 Current Events thread to get a sense of what boardies consider important news items from the current year.
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Oh yeah, Sporkle! I forgot about that. My plan is to pull about 10-ish games at random over the past 5 years or so from J Archive to verify whether what i think are my weak spots really are And then focus on those areas, binge-watch/bet along with old Final Wager vids, and be a little more intentional during the episodes we watch/play over dinner. Thanks!
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Ditto to the first response. And work on your self esteem! Just because you didn't do well in the college test doesn't mean you won't do better now. And start to refer to yourself as an ExcellentLibrarian instead of just an OKLibrarian.
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If you have some time, the prior adult tests have been posted on Youtube. You can try playing along to get a sense of the timing (for the most part, since you'd have to try pencil and paper as opposed to typing), as well as a sense of the types of questions.
Here are the links to a couple of the October 2016 tests as a start:
Eastern Time Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zom1jXhKyV4
Central Time Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWPbYhdspdU
Here are the links to a couple of the October 2016 tests as a start:
Eastern Time Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zom1jXhKyV4
Central Time Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWPbYhdspdU
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Pencil and paper, ew! Just open up a spreadsheet, size the window so it appears below or to the side of the YouTube window, and just type your answers in rows 1 through 50 as you're watching the video. Typing will give you a good sense of how long you have to type in and therefore how long you have to think of answers.
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Remember to always guess! Especially something like name a president or name a country, you never know, you might guess right.
It's generally recommended to let the 15 seconds run down and let the test automatically move to the next question. Sometimes there will be a run of easy questions where you type the answer in two seconds and then are sitting there waiting for 13. It is tempting to hit the submit button and move along, and certainly there's nothing wrong with this, but for some it might be better to keep a smooth and steady pace, take time to catch your breath when you have downtime because you never know when you might run into three or four tough ones in a row, and then the 15 seconds starts to seem really fast and it's easy to get frazzled.
It's generally recommended to let the 15 seconds run down and let the test automatically move to the next question. Sometimes there will be a run of easy questions where you type the answer in two seconds and then are sitting there waiting for 13. It is tempting to hit the submit button and move along, and certainly there's nothing wrong with this, but for some it might be better to keep a smooth and steady pace, take time to catch your breath when you have downtime because you never know when you might run into three or four tough ones in a row, and then the 15 seconds starts to seem really fast and it's easy to get frazzled.
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Re: Just registered for the online test--now what?
Well, the OK in OKLibrarian is a reference to geography, not self-image, but your broader point is noted.
I forgot those were out there too! (this is why I posted ) Consider them added to my game plan. And thanks for the online test-specific guidance--rolling with the test's natural 15 second rhythm makes a lot of sense.badgerfellow wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 12:29 pm If you have some time, the prior adult tests have been posted on Youtube. You can try playing along to get a sense of the timing (for the most part, since you'd have to try pencil and paper as opposed to typing), as well as a sense of the types of questions.
Here are the links to a couple of the October 2016 tests as a start:
Eastern Time Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zom1jXhKyV4
Central Time Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWPbYhdspdU
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I can second that -- and unless you're pretty confident in your touch typing under stress, it wouldn't hurt to practice with some online timed typing exercises. The rules say that misspellings are OK, but it still doesn't hurt to be as accurate as possible.jeff6286 wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 1:09 pm Pencil and paper, ew! Just open up a spreadsheet, size the window so it appears below or to the side of the YouTube window, and just type your answers in rows 1 through 50 as you're watching the video. Typing will give you a good sense of how long you have to type in and therefore how long you have to think of answers. [emphasis added]
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Wow, I looked on youtube over lunch and there were a lot more of the online tests out there than I expected. Guess I know what I'm doing for the next few weeks. Thanks!
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Well, now you know what I did! Going pencil and paper did help for practice prior to the audition, despite the time per clue being different.jeff6286 wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 1:09 pm Pencil and paper, ew! Just open up a spreadsheet, size the window so it appears below or to the side of the YouTube window, and just type your answers in rows 1 through 50 as you're watching the video. Typing will give you a good sense of how long you have to type in and therefore how long you have to think of answers.
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Practicing penmanship under stress probably didn't hurt, either. I was amazed watching my episodes how shaky my printing was on my FJ answers. Legible, but obviously written with a hand that wasn't immune to trembling.badgerfellow wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 4:35 pmWell, now you know what I did! Going pencil and paper did help for practice prior to the audition, despite the time per clue being different.jeff6286 wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 1:09 pm Pencil and paper, ew! Just open up a spreadsheet, size the window so it appears below or to the side of the YouTube window, and just type your answers in rows 1 through 50 as you're watching the video. Typing will give you a good sense of how long you have to type in and therefore how long you have to think of answers.
And if one types at about the same speed as one prints by hand, the timing issue is a wash. I think as long as one sets up a time limit during practice, it will help with the online quiz.
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Which begs the question, "Why doesn't Jeopardy! enter the 21st century and have contestants type their FJ! responses?"AFRET CMS wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 5:59 pm
Practicing penmanship under stress probably didn't hurt, either. I was amazed watching my episodes how shaky my printing was on my FJ answers. Legible, but obviously written with a hand that wasn't immune to trembling.
And if one types at about the same speed as one prints by hand, the timing issue is a wash. I think as long as one sets up a time limit during practice, it will help with the online quiz.
Got caught up in work things, so people waiting on TD341 reveal, I expect to start this afternoon.
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Wouldn't that be J! entering the 20th Century? Typing's been around since the late 19th C.BobF wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2017 7:51 amWhich begs the question, "Why doesn't Jeopardy! enter the 21st century and have contestants type their FJ! responses?"AFRET CMS wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 5:59 pm
Practicing penmanship under stress probably didn't hurt, either. I was amazed watching my episodes how shaky my printing was on my FJ answers. Legible, but obviously written with a hand that wasn't immune to trembling.
And if one types at about the same speed as one prints by hand, the timing issue is a wash. I think as long as one sets up a time limit during practice, it will help with the online quiz.
Got caught up in work things, so people waiting on TD341 reveal, I expect to start this afternoon.
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Since Final responses are not spoken like every other response on the show, I think they prefer to project some "evidence of the hand" as opposed to the impersonal banality of type.BobF wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2017 7:51 amWhich begs the question, "Why doesn't Jeopardy! enter the 21st century and have contestants type their FJ! responses?"AFRET CMS wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 5:59 pm
Practicing penmanship under stress probably didn't hurt, either. I was amazed watching my episodes how shaky my printing was on my FJ answers. Legible, but obviously written with a hand that wasn't immune to trembling.
And if one types at about the same speed as one prints by hand, the timing issue is a wash. I think as long as one sets up a time limit during practice, it will help with the online quiz.
I would prefer not to.
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It's obviously a choice made by the show as they have done a typed response for Eddie TamanusBartleby wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2017 12:34 pmSince Final responses are not spoken like every other response on the show, I think they prefer to project some "evidence of the hand" as opposed to the impersonal banality of type.BobF wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2017 7:51 amWhich begs the question, "Why doesn't Jeopardy! enter the 21st century and have contestants type their FJ! responses?"AFRET CMS wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 5:59 pm
Practicing penmanship under stress probably didn't hurt, either. I was amazed watching my episodes how shaky my printing was on my FJ answers. Legible, but obviously written with a hand that wasn't immune to trembling.
And if one types at about the same speed as one prints by hand, the timing issue is a wash. I think as long as one sets up a time limit during practice, it will help with the online quiz.
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I'm currently in the pool after I interviewed last year, but thought I'd take the online test as practice. Previously it was very easy to indicate if you were taking the test just for fun, but not this time. Perhaps I'm remembering incorrectly and the 'recreational' option comes up on the day of the test when you log in? Would it create any problems in future if I just skipped the test, just to be sure?
I really hope I didn't mess things up.
Equally worrisome is that somehow I managed to register myself twice by accident - once as a former contestant(?!) - but I'll leave that for another time.
I really hope I didn't mess things up.
Equally worrisome is that somehow I managed to register myself twice by accident - once as a former contestant(?!) - but I'll leave that for another time.
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I believe the way to take it "for fun" was to say that you've been on J! before.kiltpleat wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2017 5:52 pm I'm currently in the pool after I interviewed last year, but thought I'd take the online test as practice. Previously it was very easy to indicate if you were taking the test just for fun, but not this time. Perhaps I'm remembering incorrectly and the 'recreational' option comes up on the day of the test when you log in? Would it create any problems in future if I just skipped the test, just to be sure?
I really hope I didn't mess things up.
Equally worrisome is that somehow I managed to register myself twice by accident - once as a former contestant(?!) - but I'll leave that for another time.
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Adding a keyboard is just adding something else than can break down. A pen/stylus is less likely to malfunction than a keyboard I would think.
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I wonder how many times has it? I can think of at least two times off the top of my head but I'm sure some of our stat heads know for sure.
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