How to see it
Work out your time per question before you start. As an example, 40 questions in 50 minutes is 75 seconds each. Your own paper will differ, so check it. Then use two passes. First pass: answer what you can quickly, and flag what you cannot. Second pass: go back to the flagged ones with the time you saved.
A worked example
Halfway through the time you should be about halfway through the paper. If you are behind, speed up on the easy ones, not by rushing the hard ones. Leave ten per cent of the time at the end for checking.
The common mistake: spending too long on one question
The trap is the stubborn question. It feels like giving up to skip. It is not. One hard question is worth the same as one easy one.
Try one
You have spent 90 seconds on a question you do not understand, and your pace is 75 seconds each. What do you do?
- AKeep going
- BFlag it and move on
- CGuess and never return
- DStart over
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Right: B, Flag it and move on
Come back on the second pass.