<p>oops, sorry everyone for quoting the wrong section! The Princeton guide says if you can eliminate just one answer choice, you should guess. The SSAT people say if you can eliminate two or more, you might want to guess. So I guess it’s a matter of how much you want to risk losing that 1/4 point.
thanks for the help!</p>
<p>ps here’s the section that SharingGift was referring to
“Should You Guess?
All questions on the SSAT are equal in value, and scores are based on the number of questions you answer correctly minus one-quarter point for each question you answer incorrectly. You may only give one re- sponse to each question. Although no points are awarded or deducted for questions left unanswered, you will be penalized for questions answered incorrectly or with more than one response.
While educated guessing is encouraged, random guessing is discour- aged. If you know enough about a question to eliminate two or more answer choices as incorrect, you might try to answer it; the more choices you can eliminate, the better your chances are for answer- ing correctly. However, if you know nothing about a question, leave it blank and move on to others. It is unlikely that random guessing will improve your score significantly, and it may actually lower your score. Remember, though, the more questions you answer, the higher your potential score.”</p>