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SAT TEST-TAKING

STRATEGIES
Try these strategies out as you practice, and be
ready to use them on test day:
Pace yourself by keeping track of the time using either
a clock or a watch that’s on your desk. Each section of
the test has its own time limit. Check yourself one-
quarter, one-half, and three-quarters of the way through
the allotted time to make sure you’re still on pace.
While you need to keep your answer sheet free of stray
marks, you’re welcome to mark up the test booklet as
much as you want. Annotating your test booklet can, if
done judiciously, help you recall important facts or
work through challenging problems.
Consider skimming the questions in the Reading and
the Writing and Language Tests prior to reading each
of the passages in order to get a sense of what issues
will be important.
Before reading the answer choices for each multiple-
choice question, try to come up with the right answer
on your own. Then read the possible answers to find
the one closest to your own.
Always read all the answer choices. You don’t want a
hasty decision to cause you to select the wrong answer
to a question.
Don’t dwell on questions that stump you. Circle ones
you decide to skip so that you can return to them
quickly later. Remember that a question you answer
easily and quickly is worth as much as a question that
you struggle with or take a lot of time on.
Remember that there’s no penalty for guessing, so you
should answer all questions before time is up. When
you’re not sure of an answer, make an educated guess.
For multiple-choice questions, draw lines through each
of the answer choices you eliminate. Eliminating even
one answer choice substantially increases your odds of
choosing correctly.
Important: Be sure to check often to make sure that the
number of the question you’re about to answer
matches the number in the test booklet. Erase and
adjust if needed.
You may finish some sections before time runs out.
Review, but do so carefully. You don’t want to second-
guess yourself and change answers just to change
them.

Source: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/official-sat-study-guide-read-keys-doing-
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