GRE Subject Test: Chemistry

A comprehensive overview of the GRE Subject Test in Chemistry, covering key concepts, problem-solving techniques, and test strategies.

Study Strategies

Answer Elimination and Intelligent Guessing

Smart Choices: When You’re Not Sure

Sometimes, you won’t know the answer right away—and that’s okay! Use elimination and educated guessing to boost your score.

Strategies

  • Cross out obviously wrong answers to improve your odds.
  • Look for patterns or clues in the question stem and answers.
  • Never leave a question blank—guessing can only help since there’s no penalty for wrong answers.

With practice, these strategies can turn uncertainty into points.

Examples

  • Eliminating two out of four answer choices by recalling periodic trends.

  • Guessing based on the units required in a calculation question.