What to do with extra time

[anabil@umich.edu]

During LR sections, I answer all the questions in a row.

However, I have a system where I put a star next to questions I'm somewhat unsure of (say I'm certain I picked one of the two best answers) and I put two stars on questions where I'm totally lost (there are less of these questions).

If time allows, should I go back to the "one star" questions or the "two star" questions. I'm a low 160s PT taker. I usually get 8 to 10 LR questions wrong combined from both sections of which I almost always have a star next to the wrong answers.

[Nikki Siclunov]

Hi anabil,

It really depends on how much time you have left at the end, and also on how many questions with 1 or 2 stars you have accumulated. Obviously, it would be quicker to review your answers to the 1* questions, so if you have a limited amount of time (only a few minutes), those should take priority. Then again, the 2** questions are those you will almost surely get wrong without a secondary review, given that you were completely lost on them the first time around. Reviewing such questions may give you more bang for the buck, but only if you have enough time to invest in them at the end. You may need as long as 1-2 minutes for each of these questions, and you aren't even guaranteed to "get" them the second time around. My goal would be to increase my accuracy on the questions I've already attempted to do, and only tackle the ones I skipped if I have enough time to fully understand them.

Hope this makes sense!

Thanks,