While it is critical to prepare for the SAT, chances are you will still run into some problems that you cannot easily Solved. On the current SAT, you pay a price for incorrect answers - a quarter of a point per wrong response.

On the redesigned SAT, however, you will pay only the chance cost of leaving an answer blank. Removing the incorrect-answer penalty should lead to numerous significant, if sometimes subtle, changes to your exam-day strategies.

1.意识到猜测的真正含义 -

When some exam-takers hear the word "guess,"they think of surrendering. They imagine a frustrated learner who simply throws her or his hands up and picks an answer at random. However, the savvy exam-taker understands that guessing involves strategy too.

Even when you cannot definitively choose a correct answer, you can often eliminate various options that are obviously incorrect. This approach is guessing done right. While you cannot earn good marks on the redesigned SAT by marking answers at random, working the odds by removing incorrect responses will boost your score more than it will on the present SAT.

2. Learn how to address time constraints-

普遍缺乏时间是一个著名的挑战on standardized examinations. My tutoring experience has shown that most scholars, much of the time, can solve nearly any SAT problem.

But puzzling through the sometimes difficult reading passages can take a great deal of time. Many of the math questions require multiple steps and brute-force calculations such as plugging numbers into the equation to see which option solves it. Exam-day anxiety can also cause student to become hyper-focused on solving every single question properly - and then suddenly realizing that the section is more than half over, and they still have more than half of the problems to solve.

On the present SAT, it is often worth identifying the hardest problems as soon as possible, and then easily skipping them. On the redesigned SAT, there is no reason to leave any problem or question blank. As time is winding down, read each problem and follow your immediate instinct. For example, you can typically eliminate any potential solution for reading comprehension problems that reference absolutes like always or never.

3. Recognize chain problems or questions-

The redesigned SAT has a number of problems that, like a chain, build off one another. Consider the University Board sample questions three and four here, for example. The third question asks you to interpret how one character feels about another. The next then asks you which sentence gives support for your solution to the third question.

Properly answering question Number three is important in order to properly answer the fourth question. Recognizing these linked problems and answering the first question right is thus essential. If you must guess, guess on the latter problems.

4. Develop a strategy for "lost cause" questions-

当您轻松地无法达到解决方案时，该选择在某种程度上是随机的。在当前的SAT上，只有可以猜测您可以消除五个可能的解决方案中的至少两个。

但是，在新格式下，只有四个答案选项。仅消除一种可能的解决方案会使您正确回答的几率从25％升至33％。从功能上讲，这意味着您值得您研究为什么每个潜在解决方案不正确。一旦取消了这些选择，请选择剩下的选择之一并继续前进。

5. Tackle open-ended problems-

您可能想知道如何处理开放式数学问题。这些问题不是多项选择，而是空白的回答。尽管猜测仍然没有负面标记，但猜测一个数字比猜测可能性清单之一要困难得多。因此，如果您真的被其中一个问题所困扰，请将其保存为最后一个问题。

As you are planning for the redesigned SAT, memorize to develop a contingency plan for those moments when your initial plans become difficult. It is not sufficient to merely know how to solve problems, since nearly everyone will run into issues with problems or time that are simply too complex.