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TRP2: the order you check things in

A rule you can learn in ten seconds, applied forty-three times in eight minutes. The test is not whether you understand it. It is whether you are still applying it correctly at item thirty-eight.

gold Stage 1 6 min read

You are shown a set of dials. Each has a pointer, and each sits on a background — white, grey or black — and the background sets how urgently that dial needs checking. You give the order you would check them in.

Items: Around forty-three
Clock: Commonly eight minutes, ending hard
Per item: About eleven seconds
Scoring: Correct orderings; consistency across the paper

Why an easy rule is a hard test

Three things make this harder than it reads: