John203

what do you mean "make up" an answer?

poetrygirl

John203--I think what they are saying is: say you don't know how to get the answer to part A, but you know how to do B,C, and D. Put some number down for A (or just BS an answer), then use it correctly for parts B,C, and D. You'll get credit for B, C, and D because you did those parts right, even if your answer to part A is wrong.

You can get a lot of points on FR by doing that. Don't just look at part A, give up and not bother with the rest of the problem. Even if the number to answers B, C and D is wrong because A is wrong, if you employ the equations/concepts correctly in the other three, you'll get credit.

John203

is there credit for explanations in words when it asks for a numerical value?

poetrygirl

John--I'm not sure. I think it depends. Sometimes if you write down an equation or show you know something, you'll get some credit. It's worth a shot if you've got time but can't figure out the answer. I'm no expert. But basically, with the FR, you want to do as much as you possibly can. There's no penalty, so the worst that can happen is you won't earn any credit, but you just might earn some--particularly with the formulas available for that part!
I knew nothing about this one practice problem I got on a midterm/practice test. I managed to get 8/15 points on it, just by guessing or using formulas. You can definitely up your score that way.

John203

Cool, thanks for all the advice guys/girls.

wildchartermage

gosh, if i ever had trouble with FR, i'll do the advice.lol. why did the curve get harder?