<p>Hi,</p>
<p>Right now I'm consistently getting from 0-3 problems wrong in each section of the SAT...But when I review what I did wrong it's frequently a stupid error (ie. calculating the diameter instead of the radius) It's frustrating because I have the ability to do better but I ALWAYS end up making these trivial mistakes. I think it is because I lose attention and focus (although my mistakes don't always occur at the end of the test -- so I'm not positive that it is because I'm getting tired)...Does anyone have any advice?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I think you just need to be more foucsed and pay to the question more. I mean , Ido the same exact mistakes and I get angry at myself for that, but just work on your concentration, myabe that’s it. Hopful, I hlped.:)</p>
<p>You can try different methods, such as:</p>
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<li>“Rush” the test but double-check, even triple-check if you’re fast enough, every question. (This works better for math and writing than it does for CR.)</li>
<li>Or the opposite: if you usually finish early and have time to double-check, try a run where you spend enough time on each question so as to finish just in time.</li>
<li>In CR, underline the exact part of, or put a slash through, every wrong answer choice that you’re sure is wrong. It’ll save you time when you double-check and help you read every choice so you don’t accidentally skip one.</li>
<li>I’ve heard from someone else to just circle the answer choice on the booklet without bubbling it, and only bubble at the end of every section or page so as to save time and not break concentration/make bubbling mistakes. Personally I don’t do this, but it might help others.</li>
<li>Annotate the question/underline key words to help you both during working on the problem and when you double-check. (I don’t do this either because my silly mistakes are usually due to some other reason.)</li>
<li>Retake old practice tests you’ve taken a long time ago (the longer the better), especially ones where you can find out which problems you got wrong the first time; they’re the best way to see if you’ve gotten past the pitfalls that may have trapped you the first time.</li>
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