BE A GOOD GUESSER
You already know that the “guessing penalty” can work in your favor. Don’t
simply skip questions that you can’t answer. Spend some time with them in
order to see whether you can eliminate any of the answer choices. If you can,
it pays for you to guess.
GUESSING RULE
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 a test, you can’t spend too much time on any single question.
Keep moving through the test 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.