A machine, not a person, will score your Math IIC SAT II test. The tabulating machine sees only the filled-in ovals on your answer sheet, nothing else. So whether you knew the right answer because you’re a math genius or because you took a lucky guess, you’ll get a point.

Believe it or not, you can use all this to your advantage. ETS only wants right answers, not the thoughts behind them. So we’ve organized a few of the basic (and not-so-basic) rules and tips for test-taking that will best enable you to get those right answers, quickly and clearly.