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One Mean CAT
To quote ETS, the makers of the GRE, "Time management is key."
Your timing skills could add or subtract 100 points from your score. Timing skills are
important because the CAT has unusual pacing constraints:
- DOUBLE PENALTY - for any unfinished questions
in each section. The penalty for unfinished questions is severe, worse than getting a question
wrong. You should pace yourself to make sure that you finish all the questions in the allotted
time.
- NO DOUBLE CHECKING - If you finish a section early,
you cannot go back to double check your earlier answers. For example, if you hurry and
finish your section with 20 minutes left, you are stuck at the end of the test for 20 minutes.
- NO SKIPPING - When you hit a tough question or
get a mental block, you cannot skip the question without entering an answer. Instead, you
have to trudge through it, guess, and hope you don't waste too much time. In addition,
all answers are final and you have to answer the question in front of you.
How to take control of your pacing
To tackle the GRE's tough pacing requirements, we developed our Test Pacer pace-training
system and built it into our 5 GRE CAT practice tests. The Pacer tells you what question
you should be on so that you finish the test on time. Like a training wheel, the more you
practice with the Pacer, the stronger your sense of timing will become. The Pacer is designed
to adjust its pace to guide you through the test depending on your skill level and what
question you are on.
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Go slowly because the
questions are valuable. Double-check yourself before answering. |
Speed up here to a “normal”
pace. Be careful, but not as cautious as earlier in the test. |
Move rapidly and guess
more frequently and make sure to finish all of the questions. |
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The pacer system is also available as a watch
for use on tests other than our 5 Practice
GRE CATs.
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Strategies for the GRE CAT (page 5 of 5 in Chapter 1)
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