We are continuously updating our study guides to align with revised course materials. It’s been a busy year for adding and replacing questions. For example, early spring updates affected three study guides followed by June/July updates which altered three guides as well. Our October round of updates impacted four study guides. Here’s just a couple […]
Reading skills can definitely make a difference in an exam. Let’s do a little test. Pretend that you’re under pressure and in a rush. Quickly read the following statement and write down how many F’s it contains. That’s right . . . the number of F’s. Do it quickly. Ready, here goes: The fine art of filing is fast disappearing because of new […]
It’s a hot topic for some. Can you out-think the exam developer and make educated guesses about what’s on an exam? First, it’s a flawed strategy because OREA exams are randomly computer-generated from a pool of multiple choice questions. The person sitting next to you may or may not be writing the same exam. Second, […]
Students face math right off the bat. The Real Estate as a Professional Career exam is heavy on math and it’s not just number crunching. The exam questions are crafted to test your understanding of how numbers go together in different real life situations. It’s more than just calculating percentages. You can be asked to analyze market […]
Land titles now dominates land registry in Ontario, as the registry system has all but left the scene. However, it’s easy to lose exam marks on some basic questions about how properties are registered in this province. Here’s a ‘land titles’ quick test. The land titles system: uses abstract books when recording relevant property rather […]
The Passit development team is passionate about providing an outstanding study experience when preparing for OREA exams. We are excited to offer many new, helpful features in each Passit Guide: Single Sign On – All of your Passit Guides will now be consolidated under one Passit account. Login and guide activation is quick and easy, and […]
Gone are the days of spotting OREA real estate exams; i.e., learning just the bare essentials and gambling on the balance. The OREA Real Estate College’s computer database randomly selects multiple choice questions (MCQs) when creating exams. Odds are you and your buddy at the next exam table are answering different exams. Predicting what will appear […]
Students with good study habits can often eliminate two of four MCQ options relatively quickly. Then the real pressure sets in. Exam writers are good at doing this. They craft two wordings that are very close, but only one is correct.There’s all sorts of chat about how to eliminate the more or least likely correct answer; e.g., […]
Don’t get tripped up on the first course leading to RECO salesperson registration. Math is a deciding factor for some as to whether they pass or fail the Real Estate as a Professional Career (REPC) exam. Favourite testing topics include commission calculations, statistical analysis (means, medians and modes), real estate market indicators, basic math skills, metric/imperial conversions, […]
An athlete chokes when he or she fails under pressure: The golfer missing an easy but critical putt; the football fumble on the final field goal attempt; or the missed gear shift on the final race restart. Choking also happens in exams. The main culprit: paralysis by analysis or simply over thinking. Stress and anxiety can consume […]
