What do you do when you run out of time??

[starfar]

this could be a duh question.. But I just want to make sure..

On a passage.. What do you do when you run out of time during questions? Do you just keep answering questions, letting the timer go on while making note of where you started to go over? Do you stop all together and not finish the questions you didn't get to?

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[captainuzair]

usually the timer goes on the last passage. So guess it all with C,C,C,C,C and more C's lol

 

[SN2ed]

I know this probably won't be helpful, but the best thing you can do is avoid that situation. Try keeping track of the time you're spending per passage. If you get stuck on a question, try the eliminate as many choices as you can and answer the question. Dwelling on a question for several minutes would likely lose you more points than getting your options to 50-50 and making an educated guess. Remember, every minute you spend on one question takes away time from the other questions. Yes, that's a simplistic picture, but that's the reality of it.

 

[starfar]

Should've made this more clear.. I don't mean for the real deal... On practice passages. You certainly wouldn't just start guessing on those would you? What about practice full lengths?

 

[SN2ed]

Should've made this more clear.. I don't mean for the real deal... On practice passages. You certainly wouldn't just start guessing on those would you? What about practice full lengths?

You should treat taking practice passages just like you would the real thing.

 

[Gauss44]

this could be a duh question.. But I just want to make sure..

On a passage.. What do you do when you run out of time during questions? Do you just keep answering questions, letting the timer go on while making note of where you started to go over? Do you stop all together and not finish the questions you didn't get to?

What I do when time runs out: I draw a line on the page so I can score myself as though time ran out. 2. Then I try not to run out of time next time. 3. I finish the rest of the questions for practice with timer reset to find out how much more time I needed (or how much I should have sped up).

 

[starfar]

Got it!

 

[Captain Sisko]

usually the timer goes on the last passage. So guess it all with C,C,C,C,C and more C's lol

no you're doing it wrong! it's the poly-A tail, not poly-C!

 

[jeffs office]

what i do when time runs out: I draw a line on the page so i can score myself as though time ran out. 2. Then i try not to run out of time next time. 3. I finish the rest of the questions for practice with timer reset to find out how much more time i needed (or how much i should have sped up).

+1

 

[jeffs office]

no you're doing it wrong! it's the poly-A tail, not poly-C!

LOL!

 

[starfar]

What I do when time runs out: I draw a line on the page so I can score myself as though time ran out. 2. Then I try not to run out of time next time. 3. I finish the rest of the questions for practice with timer reset to find out how much more time I needed (or how much I should have sped up).

Thanks for this suggestion! Really love this way of approaching problems going over time limits