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You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free. Crazy, right? <\/i><\/b>Check out our upcoming courses here<\/i><\/b><\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n <\/i><\/b>The GRE allows you to mark questions as you go through each section of the test. When you get to the end of a section, you\u2019ll be able to see which questions you marked:<\/span><\/p>\n Here are a few tips on using this feature to maximize your GRE score.<\/span><\/p>\n You can mark questions that you\u2019ll only try if you end up with extra time. On each section of the GRE, your goal is to get as many questions right as possible. It doesn\u2019t matter whether those questions are hard or easy\u2014so, you\u2019ll get the highest score by focusing on the easier and moderate questions first. If you have extra time, though, you might get some extra points from the tougher questions.<\/span><\/p>\n You can also mark questions if you tried to solve them but weren\u2019t confident in your solution. For instance, maybe you were stuck between two answer choices and picked one at random in order to avoid wasting time. Don\u2019t spend a ton of extra time on a problem as soon as you see it, because that might keep you from having enough time for other, easier problems later on. However, if you\u2019ve already seen all of the problems and you have some time left over, it\u2019s okay to revisit an earlier problem.<\/span><\/p>\n The best questions to mark are the ones that look realistic, but also time-consuming. <\/span>Don\u2019t<\/b> mark the very toughest questions or ones that you don\u2019t understand at all. It\u2019s better to guess on those and move on without marking them. <\/span><\/p>\n Why? You want to get as many questions right as you can. There\u2019s no point in spending any time at all on a question that you\u2019re unlikely to get right. If a little bit of extra time will make the difference between a wrong answer and a right answer, go for it! But if the question just doesn\u2019t make sense to you, going back to it probably won\u2019t change anything and will only take time away from other questions. <\/span><\/p>\n So, don\u2019t mark questions that are completely baffling. If you don\u2019t know where to start on a problem now, you probably won\u2019t know where to start 30 minutes from now, either. Instead, mark problems that you could realistically solve, focusing on problems that would probably be time-consuming.<\/span><\/p>\n Don\u2019t ever leave a question unanswered, even if you think you\u2019ll return to it later. Pick a random answer or make a quick educated guess. No matter how careful you are, it\u2019s always possible that you\u2019ll run out of time on a section or forget to go back to a question and answer it. There\u2019s no wrong-answer penalty on the GRE! If you choose <\/span>some<\/span><\/i> kind of answer, you\u2019ll at least have a chance of getting the question right if everything goes haywire.<\/span><\/p>\n That doesn\u2019t seem like very many. However, think back to the last time you did a practice GRE. How much time were you usually left with after finishing a section? You probably didn\u2019t have more than a few minutes at most. That\u2019s only enough time to try a couple of problems. So, choose those problems judiciously. Don\u2019t just mark everything that you\u2019d like to review; pick a couple of problems that you think are most likely to get you some extra points. <\/span><\/p>\n Try out the marking function on your next practice GRE! Experiment with how many questions you mark, and how you decide whether to mark a question. By test day, you should know exactly how to make that decision. ?<\/span><\/p>\n See that \u201cSUBSCRIBE\u201d button in the top right corner? Click on it to receive all our GRE blog updates straight to your inbox!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Chelsey Cooley<\/a> You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free. Crazy, right? Check out our upcoming courses here. The GRE allows you to mark questions as you go through each section of the test. 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<\/p>\n1. There are two good reasons to mark questions.<\/b><\/h4>\n
2. Mark questions that are tough but realistic.<\/b><\/h4>\n
3. Whenever you mark a question, pick an answer choice.<\/b><\/h4>\n
4. Aim to mark 2-3 questions per section.<\/b><\/h4>\n
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<\/a>\u00a0is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in Seattle, Washington.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/i><\/b>Chelsey always followed her heart when it came to her education. Luckily, her heart led her straight to the perfect background for GMAT and GRE teaching: she has undergraduate degrees in mathematics and history, a master\u2019s degree in linguistics, a 790 on the GMAT, and a perfect 170Q\/170V on the GRE.\u00a0<\/em><\/i>Check out Chelsey\u2019s upcoming GRE prep offerings here<\/a>.<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"