Don’t guess unless you can eliminate at least one answer choice. Don’t leave a question
blank unless you have absolutely no idea about it.PACE YOURSELF
The SAT subject tests give you a lot of questions in a short period of time. To get through the tests,
you can’t spend too much time on any single question. Keep moving through the tests at a good
speed. If you run into a hard question, circle it in your test booklet, skip it, and come back to it later
if you have time.
Don’t spend the same amount of time on every question. Ideally, you should be able to work
through the easier questions at a brisk, steady clip, and use a little more time on the harder
questions. One caution: Don’t rush through basic questions just to save time for the harder ones.
The basic questions are points in your pocket. All questions are worth the same number of points.
Therefore, don’t worry about answering the more difficult questions—work methodically through
the easier questions and rack up the points! Remember, you don’t earn any extra credit for
answering hard questions.
SPEED LIMIT
Work quickly on easier questions to leave more time for harder questions. But don’t work so
quickly that you lose points by making careless errors. And it’s okay to leave some questions
blank if you have to—you can still get a high score.