Student can prioritize which answers to review in the final minutes of the test to maximize score gains.
Teach how to review uncertain answers strategically.
When the examiner announces, "You have two minutes left," panic often sets in. Many students instinctively rush back to the hardest question on the test—usually a difficult Matching Headings or True/False/Not Given question. This is a strategic mistake.
Visual representation of the review priority ladder.
Climb down the ladder: fix easy mechanical errors before re-reading difficult passages.
Blank answers -> guessed answers -> word-limit answers -> evidence-conflict answers.
Never leave a blank. Guessing takes 5 seconds.
Quickly re-scan flags where you were 50/50.
Scan for 'NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS' breaches.
Only re-read hard texts if time permits.
Scenarios asking review priority.
You have exactly 60 seconds left in the Reading test. You have one blank summary completion question, and you are unsure about a difficult True/False/Not Given statement you flagged earlier. According to the Review Priority Ladder, what is your best move?
Learner reviews flagged answers under 3-minute timer.
The instruction states: 'NO MORE THAN ONE WORD'. You originally wrote 'rapid decline' based on the text. You spot this error during your final review. What is the fastest, safest way to fix it?
AI compares first answer vs revised answer.
Identify a specific mechanical error you lose points on.
Commit to a specific change in your end-of-test behavior.