Quantitative Reasoning:

You have over one minute time to answer each question, so time management is important here like other sections. Unlike other sections, the Quantitative Reasoning section is the last section, which means many students are exhausted by that point or might have mismanaged their time in other sections which means they could have even less time to spend for this section.

One feature you can use as an efficient way to answer each question is that the entire section is multiple-choice to your advantage. You might be able to work backward from the answer choices to find which one is correct or pick specific numbers to work with instead of variables where it makes the math easier, which is similar to answer elimination methods used in other sections. However, a well-placed guess can sometimes be the best tool you can use for a problem. You need to have a steady pace in this section or you will fall behind, it is wise to just guess and pass the hardest problems and mark them for later rather than completing the full calculations on the spot. In this way, you will not fall behind and you can get back to the questions you have marked in the end if you have time to spare. It is important to manage the time properly, but it is just as important to not rush or maybe panic. Rushing usually leads to a misperception of questions and errors in calculations. The test makers base many wrong answers on the most common misperceptions. It’s far better to guess as needed, skipping some questions and taking the time you need on others than to rush through an entire section.

Even if you are ahead in time during an exam, sometimes you just don’t know how to answer a question, so instead of wasting a few minutes on a question you know, you can’t get the correct answer to, guess, and pass. If you don’t know how to approach a problem, you aren’t likely to choose the right answer anyway, but you can use the time you save here to solve problems that you stand a better chance of answering correctly but you just need more time for answering.