Answer easy questions first.
You earn just as many points for easy questions as you do for hard questions. The easier questions are at the beginning of the section and the harder questions at the end»except for Critical Reading questions, which are ordered according to the logic and organization of each passage.

Guess smart.
If you can rule out one or more answer choices for a multiple-choice question as definitely wrong, your chances of guessing the right answer improve. For math questions without answer choices, fill in your best guess; no points are subtracted for wrong answers as they are in all other question types.

Skip questions that you really have no idea how to answer and revisit the question.
But if you can rule out any choice, you probably should guess from among the rest of the choices. It is best to answer all questions.

Use your test book for scratch work (if, allowable).
You can also cross off choices you know are wrong and mark questions you have omitted so you can go back to them if you have time.

Keep track of time.
If you finish a section before time is called, check your answers in that section only.

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