<p>HELP!! Making stupid mistakes is screwing me over big time. After taking practice tests, I get the stupidest questions wrong because I think -5*-4=-20 or something like that. I never get the hard questions wrong, just the easier ones. Can anyone help me with a strategy so that I can avoid making these careless mistakes?</p>
<p>Just practice, read carefully.</p>
<p>A good way to avoid these careless mistakes is to underline. Underline what is given and and what the question is asking. This should really help.</p>
<p>Simply take your time on each question. Most people should have no problem with time on the Math section -unless- they run into questions that they don't know for sure how to answer. If that's the case, what you need to worry about is studying the material and learning it.</p>
<p>On the June test, I worked slowly and carefully through each problem and finished with 10 minutes left, compared to the April test where I had to guess on about a dozen problems and finished with no time left.</p>