Good guessing is an important test-taking skill. Here are some suggestions:
(a) Always guess, even you have no idea. On a multiple-choice question, for example, you're going to guess right a quarter of the time.
(b) When you guess on the real test or the GEDReady test, always flag your answer so you can return later.
(c) Practice with the kitchen timer so you develop a sense of when you're getting bogged down with a question. Then, even though you can't use a timer on the real test, you'll have that sense to help you.
(d) Don't get bogged down in guessing. Guess quickly, flag the question, and move on.
(e) Try to eliminate one or more choices, if you can do that quickly.
(f) Don't forget common sense. Step back from the question and consider which choice makes the most sense.
(h) When the choices are numbers, don't choose extreme values. Choose numbers whose size is in the middle.
(h) If two choices are the same, except that one has a plus sign and the other has a minus sign, the answer is often one of them. So guess one of them rather than the other choices.
(3) Check Your Answers.
(a) Read the instructions again to be sure you have answered what is asked and not something else.
(b) Plug any numerical answers back into the question to see if they work.
(c) Look quickly at your answer to see if it makes sense. Should the answer be positive or not? Is the number of digits reasonable?
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