[Maybelline]

Do you guys have any tips and tricks on how to guess on the multiple choice questions? I know that there is some other ways besides guessing and that is studying but I really hate studying and I'm too lazy to do it, I just want to depend on my luck and guess on the test. Can you guys please help me, I'm taking it next week for the first time.

[butterflyeffect]

i was unaware that there was an SAT next week ._.
anyway, what i do is find the most illogical answers and use process of elimination.

[mojomunkeez]

Always finish in half the time alotted.
Use the remaining time to check yours, work on adding another paragraph (or two) to your essay, and then sleep. In that order.

It works, take it from me: 2360.


Oh, and don't take those useless SAT courses, they're useless. Buy a practice test book and run through those.

[yongwonhi]

out of curiosity, do you know what an SAT test looks like?
that might help.

but anyway, what helped me with SATs (MC part. i failed the essay) was just understanding how they expect you to answer. a lot of the test is quite subjective... get a practice book and go through a practice test or something.

process of elimination works really well. you're never looking for the right answer... it's almost the least wrong answer =_=

[what the HUH]

Always finish in half the time alotted.
Use the remaining time to check yours, work on adding another paragraph (or two) to your essay, and then sleep. In that order.

It works, take it from me: 2360.


Oh, and don't take those useless SAT courses, they're useless. Buy a practice test book and run through those.

hmmm the last part of the post doesnt apply to me. i believe some people work well with SAT courses while some dont. for me personally, i took a rigorous SAT course which really forced me to take the time to study. i dont think i wouldve put enough time into studying for the SAT had i not taken the course. but i mean if youre disciplined, there are people who can just study on their own and do great.

i would just say for the SAT, make sure you work well under time pressure. you can easily make this happen with many, many practice tests. the more practice problems you do, the better youll do-it just takes a lot of time.

[chinese tears <3]

I used a Princeton Review book on just Critical Reading and Writing sections and it helped a lot. I can't remember what it said, but it had a lot of stuff about how to eliminate answers, figure out how the test writers are like, etc. I scored 100 points higher on my Critical Reading section. It's seriously better to study than just go in there and BS it, unless you're good at that.

For Critical Reading, the answers to the questions are going to definitely be in the paragraph/short story. If it's not... then the answer's not right. Only answer stuff that is said directly in what you read... don't use your own outside knowledge. Don't overthink the questions, the answers are actually simpler than you think.

You should also try to narrow your answers down to 2. If you can't... I would skip it. Sometimes it's better to skip than get it wrong, but don't skip too many questions. 1 wrong answer is 1/4 point's off. Skipping is 0 points off.

[mojomunkeez]

For critical reading, on the reading passages, try to be interested in the topic written. After the piece, or after every paragraph, write a word or phrase that summarizes the section you've just read.
I like to read through the whole thing, but if you aren't a fast reader, don't do it.

Don't skip any questions, it messes up your thought process and could also mess up your bubbling.