is there a certin way to guess randomly on the GMAT?

Question

Hallo,

Suppose I run out of time while i have quesitons unanswered. Is there a certin way in which i would randomly guess?

or choose a certin answer for the rest?

thanks in advance,

jamed

richardj · Answer

No. If you have to guess randomly, you have to guess randomly !

mbassmbass04 · Answer

There are two ways where guessing is recommanded:


1- You are facing a very tough question and you are judging that it is better to guess on it than spending a long time and finishing by guessing at the end.

2- You still have some questions at the end with not enough time, than it is recommanded to guess than to leave the questions without answers.

greenclover · Answer

Here are some strategies that NOVA suggested on guessing. Personally I don't know how valid it is, but if you're really short on time following the strategy can give you a solid guess.

1. on hard problems, if you're ask to find the least (or the greatest) number, eliminate the least (or the greatest) choice

2. on hard problems, eliminate the anser choice "not enough information"

3. on hard problems, eliminate choices that are merely repeat numbers from the problem

4. on hard problems, eliminate answer choices that can be derived from elementary operation

5. after elimination, choose the more complicated or more unusual answer choices

what do you think guys?

greenclover · Answer

Sorry, I understand this wasn't what you're looking for, but following the guideline you just need to spend 5-10 sec to make a good guess

mjamed · Answer

Thank you very much greenclover

this is exactly the type of answer that i was looking for appriciate it Jamed

kayser1soze · Answer

to randomly guess and get the some/most answers right on the actual test is sort of like walking the edge of a tall building drunk at 3 am in the morning on a rainy friday night and expect to make it alive. the chances of something like this happening are EXTREMELY slim. or you have to be ONE LUCKY SOB ;]

cheerz

banerjeea_98 · Answer

If u totally out of time and don't even have time to read a question, it is recommended that you pick one answer choice e.g. "C" and select that for all the questions that are left. Selecting "A", "C". "B" randomly in the remaining questions will decrease your overall probability of getting some right.

Decibel · Answer

in reading comp and CR infer questions eliminate choices that infer TOO much(keywords: always, must, never etc. there are a list of these keywords in kaplan verbal).

and for sentence corrections, invariably the shortest answer is correct.
of course this doesnt always work. 

remember if a question is too hard for you and you guess, work extra hard on the next question. getting 2 wrong in a row is a no-no. of course if u r running out of time this wont work. in that case I would pick C! i saw a survey somewhere where it said C had highest probabilty of being correct(albeit, 35% or something)

ValleyBall1 · Answer

I agree with Decibel, if you have to randomly guess on SC, select the shortest answer. The GMAT likes concise answers so it's worth a shot.

Good luck!

ywilfred · Answer

You should work out timing issues and get comfortable during your practice to avoid guessing. But if you have to guess, then yes, go for the same choice every question! You're bound to hit a couple that way...

Hjort · Answer

I see the point behind using the same letter for each questions but if the answer to each question is an independent draw from the urn, it would not really matter whether you pick the same letter each time or a different letter each time . . .

richardj · Answer

I can see a small logic to selecting C in number answer questions when they are sorted in order, though I am sure the question setters are aware of this !

Apart from that if I believed this approach would make any difference, I would not have any confidence in the test.

I was going to rely on my skill, and that of the question setters, not on trying to beat the system.

banerjeea_98 · Answer

I gave "C" as an example and not something to follow. As per the original poster the question was that if u are *totally* out of time then what do u do ? The answer is to pick one answer and mark that on remaining question, that atleast increases ur probability to get some right, but again it is just a probability. Needless to say that to get a good score, one shud master one's timing to give each question its due.

jinesh · Answer

I totally agree with banerjeea :-D

but just curious to know.. out of the 5 options which is the best one to select when u run short of time ?????

kayser1soze · Answer

guessing was the name of the game in my advanced accounting course in undergrad i had a prof who would joke with us when we were running out of time of the time lol] what he would says is Guys, use the Watch Method - when in doubt or running out of time look at the clock on the wall or on wrist and see whether the big had of the clock is between 12 - 3 - select A , if between 3 and 6 select B, 6 - 9 select C , 9- 12 select D. if its exactly on 12 - choose E. sounds funny but it works sometimes. if this fails do what i do ,when in doubt - THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS ''C''. thats probably the only thing i remember from my undergrad, :-D

the good old days. good luck with the GUESSwork guys and utilize the watch method.

GMATT73 · Answer

There are some guessing tricks, but they aren`t always sureproof.

1. With fully underlined SCs, choices D or E

2. With "which of the following" PSs, choices D or E

3. With CRs, eliminate answers with extreme language

4. With PSs, eliminate answers that are structurally different from the rest

5. With RCs, if you are absolutely clueless about the passage, then guess the answers which make the least sense to you.

Hope this helps :wink:

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