Many students agonize over which answer choice to guess. If you are randomly guessing, just pick any answer choice and move on. There is no answer choice that is more advantageous than any other. So, before the exam, decide which oval you will use as your “guess” oval. Don’t waste time during the exam stressing over which one to choose, knowing you have no idea. Just guess and move on.

A caution: Many students stumped on a Quantitative Comparison question tend to choose D as their guess. They think that if they don’t know the answer, then choosing D, “The relationship between the two quantities cannot be determined,” is the best choice. Before you resort to choice D, ensure that you have given the question a fair shake. Just because YOU can’t determine the relationship between the two quantities doesn’t mean that D is the correct answer.

Now, if you can eliminate any answer choice, great! Your probability of getting the question correct increases significantly for each answer choice you can eliminate. So, give every question a solid attempt before resorting to guessing.

Warmest regards,

Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder & CEO, Target Test Prep