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I'd say you're thinking far too much about the algorithm. The algorithm is not nearly as predictable as some prep materials claim. A test can start with easy questions, or with hard questions, and when you're doing well, you can still get easy questions that count. You can also see experimental questions which could be of any difficulty level, and which don't count. You can't tell how well you're doing in the middle of a test, so it's not worth even thinking about it. Instead, just focus on the question on the screen, and if you can answer it, be careful to do so correctly, and if you can't, it almost certainly is a hard question, so it won't hurt you much to take your best guess and move on.

What will make the difference, at least between a Q48-Q49 and a Q50, is eliminating careless errors. If you sometimes make careless errors on easier questions, that can make it very difficult to reach the Q50 level.
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Thank you so much. I am going to keep your suggestions in mind and also focus on my careless mistakes.
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