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06 Dec 2009, 20:10
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I always believed that it was a bad idea to leave questions blank as the penalty is severe. So, guessing is better than leaving questions blank. But never knew that guessing is penalized as well.
I do understand that random guessing is not the best strategy but strategic time management is always the best way.
On a recent CAT practice test, I randomly guessed the last 5-6 questions. I got 45+ in that section anyway.
My questions are:
- does the GMAT algorithm penalize for random guesses?
- how does it know the guesses are random? (trying to get a quick handle on the time a person should spend on the question before selecting the answer at which point the algorithm does not think it is a random guess)
Thanks for your inputs.
I do understand that random guessing is not the best strategy but strategic time management is always the best way.
On a recent CAT practice test, I randomly guessed the last 5-6 questions. I got 45+ in that section anyway.
My questions are:
- does the GMAT algorithm penalize for random guesses?
- how does it know the guesses are random? (trying to get a quick handle on the time a person should spend on the question before selecting the answer at which point the algorithm does not think it is a random guess)
Thanks for your inputs.
06 Dec 2009, 21:52
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there is no penalty for random guessing as far as i know. there IS a large penalty for leaving a question blank. if you are completely stumped on a question, it is better to guess on it (even if it's random, although you should try and make an educated guess by eliminating some answers first), and then move on to the next one.
06 Dec 2009, 23:24
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I concur with Shadowsjc from what I have read and tried.
