迟到的分享——15号北京晚场二战760（Q51 V41)

First, for the obvious: Don’t run out of time! (Sorry, it had to be said.) The best defense is a good offense. Keep track of your time and you don’t have to worry about guessing or not finishing. But if you do end up pressed for time, the findings from our study may help you decide what to do.

Based on an analysis of thousands of actual GMAT records, the question of whether to guess or leave questions blank (at the end) depends on the number of items you have left, the section you are on (Verbal or Quantitative), and your relative ability. Here is how it breaks down:

• If you only have 1 or 2 items left in either section, it doesn’t make much difference if you guess or omit the question. You should finish the item you are on to the best of your ability and not worry about the others.

• If you are on the Verbal section, it doesn’t make much difference if you guess when you have up to about 5 questions left. You should finish the item you are on to the best of your ability and not worry about the others.

• In the Quantitative section, your odds improve if you guess and complete all the questions rather leave the final questions unanswered. After all, there are fewer questions in this section, so each item left blank in this section comprises a higher proportion of the test than in the verbal section. Guess as smartly as you can, but guess nonetheless—do not leave items blank.
        

• If you have an idea what your relative ability is ahead of time (i.e., you’ve taken a practice test or diagnostic test), then your guess versus omit strategy differs based on where you think you would fall. If your scores tend to be relatively low on the section, leaving the questions blank may actually result in a higher score than getting even the easy questions wrong by guessing. If you are near the top of the scale, you have farther to fall if you omit the items and therefore you should guess. Low ability—omit; high ability—guess; medium ability—see above.

In all cases, the best strategy is paying careful attention to time, so there is no need to worry about whether to rapidly guess or not finish.

考虑到来这个版的同学们应该大多是近期就要考试了，我就不多啰嗦了，大家有任何问题可以短消息我，关于考试心态方面的问题，我可以给些建议，因为一战主要就败在状态上，至于具体的复习方法我也许提不出很有效的建议，顶多就是个参考，大家的学习方法都不差的，真的努力了就一定能过关。

快考试的同学们，抓紧时间！找出自己的问题，开始解决吧！