Be it GRE or any type of test or exam, the following tips can help you. Let’s get straight to them:
1. Be Sure of your Answers. Make sure you’re positive of your answers, because once you submit your responses, there’s no turning back on the computer based exams!
2. Scratch Paper. It’s always a good test strategy to have scrap paper to mark up, and use to map out your thought processes, outlines, formulas and, of course, math questions.
3. Answer Every Question. Do not skip answers that you’re unsure of, because it will simply be marked as a zero. Because there is no penalty for guessing, use your judgment and try to answer with an educated guess – you may get it right!
4. Process of Elimination. Even ruling out one answer can help you make an educated guess during the exam. Usually, you can narrow it down to the two best answers, and even if you don’t know the right answer, always try to rule out the wrong ones!
5. Take your Time on the Harder Questions. Harder questions are worth more points than the simpler ones. Spend time on them to make sure that you can get as many points offered as possible.
6. Pace Yourself. Stay focused. Keep an eye on the time. The most ideal time would be spent with one minute per verbal question, and about two per math question.
7. Read the Answers First for the Reading Questions. Yes, reading the text is important, but a helpful strategy would be to know what you’re looking for ahead of time, rather than scrambling after to rehash what you’ve already read.
8. Go with Your First Instinct. Try not to keep second-guessing yourself. According to statistics, your first choice is usually the right one anyway. Do not change your answer unless you have an informed decision (usually discovered later on throughout the exam) that tells you that you were wrong.
