If you cannot determine the answer and time is limited, what approach is best?

• A. Skip and come back later
• B. Make a random guess
• C. Use elimination to narrow down and select the best remaining option
• D. Always choose the first option

Answer: (C)

When time is tight and you can’t pinpoint the exact answer, the best move is to use elimination to narrow down the choices. By quickly discarding options that are clearly wrong or unlikely, you reduce the number of possibilities from four to two or even one. That boosts your odds without needing perfect certainty. Then pick the most plausible option from the remaining ones, based on what fits best with the question and any clues it provides.

Skipping and returning later can be helpful if you have time, but with limited time you might not get back to the question. Guessing randomly is a much tougher gamble and tends to be less reliable than methodically eliminating impossible options. Relying on the first option isn’t dependable either, since there’s no guarantee it’s correct.