How necessary is it to solve past years' questions while preparing for the KPSS? Some people just rely on theoretical knowledge and don't practice questions, while others constantly memorize past questions. Should we really strike a balance between these two approaches? Or should we focus solely on studying the material and different types of questions? What strategy is more effective? How do you approach this?
How useful are the previous years' questions in KPSS preparation?
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Bro, honestly I started out thinking I’d just bury myself in the books and say, “once I finish the topics, I’ll easily solve the questions,” but I quickly saw that approach doesn’t work at all. Especially in citizenship and Turkish language, just reading notes without doing any question practice is the same as setting yourself up to fail. And if you’re only glancing at past-year questions once a year, you keep making the same mistakes over and over.
Then I got a better grasp of things and thought, “Man, if I know the logic and style of past questions but still can’t solve them, that’s just failure.” So now, after I finish each topic, I pull 10‑15 years’ worth of questions on that topic and work through them. That way I see which subjects get asked a lot and learn how to tackle that style of question. Nail the theory, then reinforce it with past questions, and from there move on to different practice sets. Balance is key—just like you said, it’s not about memorizing everything or focusing only on theory.