Trouble Finishing Science Sections

[sirpado]

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okay,

So on the sciences, epsecially Physical sciences...I find myself rushed for time in the end, sometimes I am unable to finish everything. It seems I get sucked into some passages and just sorta zone out or dwell on stuff that I normally could do if I wasn't in a testing situation....it is like I read a question over and over again but I get stuck..but If I read it the next day while I am at lunch I will be in a clearer mindset and it seems easy...


Anyways, any tips on moving faster while keeping focused and having the mind clear/relaxed?

thanks

 

[Hawaiiandoc04]

Well, in the beginning I had timing issues too. But after I decided to limit myself to 9 minutes a passage, my score really went up a lot just because I could finish the darn thing! I was scoring 9's before now I am getting consistent 13's...(on my last kaplan test I missed only 3 questions on the whole physical science section). So anyways, I just discipline myself to move on and keep onto the 9 minute limit. If I happen to go over 9 minutes on one passage, I make sure I spend less than nine minutes on a subsequent passage. The key to timing issues is to practice, practice, practice! The key is to skim the passage and once you find yourself just kind of glazing over the same question or paragraph over and over again, just move on! Make an educated guess and continue on. . . Its so much better to kind of answer a question based on some info than to find yourself just filling out C's on your scantron because you run out of time. . .

 

[thackl]

Pick the topic you are better at (chem or phys) and do all of those psg's fisrt along with the free standing questions. Then work back through the rest. Skip any question that seems as if it will take more than 1 minute to ans and come back to it at the end. I went from not finishing to finishing with 5-10 minutes left.