Bennet Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I haven't taken a standardized test in quite some time so I don't know what's true for the GRE. Is it better to randomly guess the answers to remaining questions if you find you have two minutes left for the section, or is it better to keep working the way you have and leave whatever you don't get to blank? Which negatively affects your score worse: wrong answers or blank answers? Thanks for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangefox Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I haven't taken a standardized test in quite some time so I don't know what's true for the GRE. Is it better to randomly guess the answers to remaining questions if you find you have two minutes left for the section, or is it better to keep working the way you have and leave whatever you don't get to blank? Which negatively affects your score worse: wrong answers or blank answers? Thanks for your time. It's better to guess. Blanks are worse than wrong answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFaustus666 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 (edited) Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I haven't taken a standardized test in quite some time so I don't know what's true for the GRE. Is it better to randomly guess the answers to remaining questions if you find you have two minutes left for the section, or is it better to keep working the way you have and leave whatever you don't get to blank? Which negatively affects your score worse: wrong answers or blank answers? Thanks for your time. It's better to guess. Blanks are worse than wrong answers. In fact, the only answers that it is POSSIBLE to leave blank are the last answers. You must answer each question before you can go on to the next, AND, once you've "confirmed" an answer, you cannot go back. Furthermore, the ETS website says there is a "heavy penalty" for leaving the last x question(s) blank. So, what Strangefox says is absolutely true -- and if you find yourself with 2 minutes remaining on the test and five questions, just guess on the last five. Far better to get all of the last five wrong than to leave them blank. I've experimented with Powerprep and proved this convincingly (to myself at any rate ). Edited August 23, 2010 by DrFaustus666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennet Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 Thank you so much, this helps a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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