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Since this week is my busiest time doing the preparation for the SAT exam , I've no time to read novel . But yet , I have read some article that may help me in managing the time for SAT . Its kinda of copy and paste . But I really see it benefit for me . Read it . Its helpful ! Really .
- Bring a
watch. Yes,
your test site should have a clock, and your proctor should write the
remaining time on a whiteboard if possible, but it’s Murphy’s Law that
things will go wrong if they can. Bring a non-beeping watch along to
protect against that possibility.
- Know how
many questions are in each section. It’s
hard to manage your time if you don’t have at least a sense of how many
questions you’ll have to complete in each section. You don’t have to
memorize these stats, but try to be generally familiar with the
composition of each section (this will come naturally if you do practice
tests).
• Writing consists of three sections: one 25-minute essay
section (always first on the test); one 25-minute section with 35
questions (Improving Sentences/Paragraphs, Identifying Sentence Errors);
and one 10-minute section with 14 questions (Improving Sentences; always
last on the test)
• Critical Reading consists of three sections: one
25-minute section with 24 questions (Sentence Completion and Reading
Comprehension); one 25-minute section with 24 questions (Sentence
Completion and Reading Comprehension), and 20-minute section with 19
questions (Sentence Completion, Reading Comprehension)
• Math consists of three sections: one 25-minute section
with 20 questions (Multiple Choice); one 25-minute section with 18
questions (Multiple Choice, Grid-In), and one 20-minute section: 16
questions (Multiple Choice)
• Experimental won’t be marked as such—but you’ll have 25
minutes to do it (the number of questions will vary).
- Be familiar
with the instructions ahead of time. This
one’s (relatively) easy: Take enough practice tests/do enough practice
problems to know the instructions for each section ahead of time. It’ll
save you precious minutes come test day.
- Don’t be
afraid to skip questions and return to them later. There’s no law that says
you have to do questions in order. If you think you might
be able to answer a question, but know it might take you a little while,
skip it for now and return if you have time.
- Don’t be
afraid to guess—when appropriate. If
you have absolutely no idea how to solve a problem, and have no idea how
to eliminate any answer choices, do NOT guess. Statistically speaking, the
numbers aren’t in your favor. It is, however, worth it to guess on the SAT
if you can eliminate one or more wrong answer choices. So if you know
answer choice E is wrong, but have no idea how to eliminate further,
bubble in a guess and move on. Don’t waste valuable time wrestling over a
question you’re not going to be able to narrow down further.
- Take notes
on Reading Comprehension passages. Underline
key sentences and jot down the main idea of each paragraph. It may seem
like a waste of time, but in the end, it’ll save you time. How? Well, if a
question asks about a particular detail, but doesn’t tell you where to
look in the passage, what will happen if you haven’t taken notes?
Right—you’ll have to reread the passage. So: Develop a note-taking
strategy that works for you,before test-day comes
around!
- Don’t spend
the same amount of time on each question. Allocating your time
equally to spend x minutes on each and every question might seem like a
great strategy. However, it’s important to remember that (except in the
critical reading section) questions go in order from easiest to hardest on
the SAT. Answer the earlier questions more quickly, saving time for the
trickier questions towards the end. As for Critical Reading: Answer
detail-oriented questions first; they’ll familiarize you with the passage
and allow you to answer general questions without having to reread the
passage.
- Use all the
time you’re given. If
you’re lucky enough to finish all the questions in a section, don’t sit
around twiddling your thumbs! Go back and check your answers. Look
especially closely at any questions where you had to make an educated
guess. You might just be able to eliminate another answer or two, further
increasing your chances of success.
- Plan your
essay-writing wisely. Yes,
you only have 25 minutes to complete what will be considered a “final first
draft” by SAT essay graders. Still, this does not mean
that you should go straight to writing. Take a minute or two to brainstorm
and another few minutes to write a rough outline, with your thesis and
supporting examples. You’ll get a better score on the essay if your essay
is structured logically—and your essay is more likely to be structured
logically if you take the time to outline.
- Know your
target score. News
flash: Unless you’re aiming for a perfect 800 on each section of the SAT,
you don’t have to answer all the questions on the test.
If you get 80% of the questions on an SAT section right, for example,
you’d achieve a 650—a very respectable score. In other words, you could
leave one-sixth of the questions blank, get a few questions wrong—and still
walk away with a 650. If you’re not looking for an 800, it might be in
your best interest to increase your accuracy by spending more time on
fewer questions. If you’re looking for a:
• 700: You can leave one-twelfth of the questions blank
• 600: You can leave one-fourth of the questions blank
• 500: You can leave one-third of the questions blank.
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