Bubbling Strategy

cameronmfraser1

Forgive me if this has already been covered, but I'm curious about different bubbling strategies. Any advice? I usually bubble before I turn the page--so after a full passage in RC, a full game in LG, and about 7 questions in LR--and then, after the 5 minute warning, I bubble after every question. It's such an important aspect of the test that I think gets overlooked. Any new ideas/strategies would be greatly appreciated!

garrettnicole92224

I do it just about the same way as you. I bubble when I finish a page no matter what, so after a full game in LG, after a page of questions in LR and after a page of questions in RC (even if there's 1-2 questions on the same page as the passage, I do them as a separate page). When I get the 5 minute warning I bubble in all the unanswered letters with the "letter of the day," which is usually C/D, then work through the remaining problems and change the answers if I need to.

The only issue I run into with this is that I sometimes bubble two answers into one line, the last answer I bubbled in for one page and the first answer I bubble in for the next page. If I realize I'm making mistakes like that or rushing too much, I change to bubbling in one or two at a time to keep myself on track.

J.Y. Ping

I also do it before I turn the page. I would not say that's the only way to do it though.

I'm right handed. I place my left index finger next to the answer choice that I'm bubbling in to make sure I don't mis-bubble. I still mis-bubble every once in a while.