information. This type of limited, relaxed review will probably make you feel
more comfortable and better prepared.
Know the route to the test center and the entrance indicated. Then get
together the materials that you will need. They are:

■ Your admission ticket. Check the time your admission ticket specifies for

arrival.

■ Your identification. (You will not be admitted without some type of

positive identification such as a student I.D. card with picture or a driver’s

license.)

■ Two No. 2 pencils with erasers.

■ Watch (without an audible alarm)

!Cell phone use is prohibited in both the test center and the testing room! If your

cell phone is on, your scores will be canceled!

Note that calculator use is not allowed during the SAT Subject Test in Chemistry.
You should also go over this checklist:

A. Plan your activities so that you will have time for a good night’s sleep.

B. Lay out comfortable clothes for the next day. You may want to bring a

snack.

C. Review the following helpful tips about taking the test:

1. Read the directions carefully.


2. In each group of questions, answer first those that you know.
   Temporarily skip difficult questions, but mark them in the margin so you
   can go back if you have time. Keep in mind that an easy question
   answered correctly counts as much as a difficult one.


3. Avoid haphazard guessing since this will probably lower your score.
   Instead, guess smart! If you can eliminate one or more of the choices to
   a question, it will generally be to your advantage to guess which of the
   remaining answers is correct. Your score will be based on the number
   right minus a fraction of the number answered incorrectly.


4. Omit questions when you have no idea of how to answer them. You
   neither gain nor lose credit for questions you do not answer.


5. Keep in mind that you have 1 hour to complete the test, and pace
   yourself accordingly. If you finish early, go back to questions you
   skipped.


6. Mark the answer grid clearly and correctly. Be sure each answer is
   placed in the proper space and within the oval. Erase all stray marks