Preparation mistakes
- 1. Starting too late. Four to eight weeks of steady review beats one week of cramming.
- 2. Studying only your favorite section. Every section counts toward your score, so spend extra time on your weakest one.
- 3. Reading only, without practicing. Passive reading feels productive but does not build the speed you need.
- 4. Not reviewing mistakes. Reading the explanation for every wrong answer is where most of the learning happens.
- 5. Memorizing answers instead of understanding them. Questions change, but the ideas behind them repeat.
Exam day mistakes
- 6. Spending too long on one hard question. Mark it, move on and come back later.
- 7. Not reading the directions. Each section can have different instructions.
- 8. Careless answer sheet errors, such as shading the wrong number or two answers for one item.
- 9. Changing answers without a reason. Change an answer only if you find a clear mistake.
- 10. Arriving late or tired. Plan your travel and sleep the night before.
A simple fix
Make a short checklist from this list and review it before every practice test and before the exam. Our reviewer helps with the first four mistakes, since it shows your score for each part, explains every answer and lets you retake parts with reshuffled questions.