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The test proctor distributes the booklets with a vindictive thump. Then said proctor instructs you to fill in the top of the answer sheet with your name, date of birth, Social Security number, registration number, and so forth. Your admission ticket has the necessary information. You also have to copy some numbers from your test booklet onto the answer sheet. Be prepared to spend some time filling out these forms before launching your SAT.

Don’t open the test booklet early. Wait for the proctor to instruct you to open it! The proctor can send you home, scoreless and SAT-less, for starting early, working after time is called, or looking at the wrong section. A false start in this game is more than a 5-yard penalty — it’s the end of the game.

The proctor announces each test and tells you when to start and stop. The proctor probably uses the wall clock or a wristwatch to time you. When the proctor tells you to start a test, write down the test’s start and stop times before you dive into the questions. Each test gives the duration at the top of the first page. For example, the Reading Test is 65 minutes, so if you start that test at 8:30, write down, “8:30–9:35.” This takes about two seconds, and it’s so worth it to know where you are during the test.