HIT THE SPOT
A common cause of major SAT subject test disasters is filling in all of the right answers—in
the wrong spots. Every time you skip a question, circle it in your test booklet and be double
sure that you skip it on the answer grid as well.Always circle the questions you skip. Put a big circle in your test booklet around any question
numbers that you skip. When you go back, these questions will be easy to locate. Also, if you
accidentally skip a box on the grid, you’ll be able to check your grid against your booklet to see
where you went wrong.
Always circle the answers you choose. Circling your answers in the test booklet makes it easier to
check your grid against your booklet.
Grid five or more answers at once. Don’t transfer your answers to the grid after every question.
Transfer them after every five questions. That way, you won’t keep breaking your concentration to
mark the grid. You’ll save time and gain accuracy.
THE SAT SUBJECT TESTS ARE HIGHLY PREDICTABLE
Because the format and directions of the SAT subject tests remain unchanged from test to test, you
can learn the tests’ setups in advance. On Test Day, the various question types on the tests shouldn’t
be new to you.
One of the easiest things you can do to help your performance on the SAT subject tests is to
understand the directions before taking the test. Since the instructions are always the same, there’s
no reason to waste a lot of time on Test Day reading them. Learn them beforehand as you work
through this book and the College Board publications.