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Expected-value discipline for the 30-mark GK section under −0.25 negative marking.
Recommended before this lesson — you can still read and practice below:
The FAA GK section carries 30 marks with −0.25 per wrong MCQ. Skip strategy is not timidity — it is expected-value math applied under time pressure.
Each question is worth +1 if correct and −0.25 if wrong. Leaving blank scores 0.
If you can eliminate zero options, a random guess among four choices wins only 25% of the time:
Every FAA ProblemSet shows exam-weighted totals. Train your gut: if the score drops when you guess, your skip instinct is correct.
FAA exam rules: −0.25 marks per wrong MCQ. Blank is better than a wild guess.
On FAA (−0.25 per wrong), you can eliminate zero options. Expected value of a random guess among 4 is about:
Leaving a GK MCQ blank scores:
You narrowed a question to two plausible options (50/50). Expected value of guessing is about:
Best first-pass strategy on the 30-mark GK section:
When should you prefer blank over guess on GK?
22 confident GK attempts vs 30 attempts with 8 wild guesses — under −0.25, which usually wins?
Pass each skill by answering correctly on 2 of 3 checks (fewer if fewer are available). Practice questions above are rehearsal — only mastery checks count toward progress. Retry wrong answers until you succeed.
Wrong answers show the FAA −0.25 penalty as a reminder — mastery still allows retries.
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A wrong FAA MCQ costs:
With three options left after one elimination, EV of guessing is usually:
A correct FAA MCQ earns:
Locked — complete prior skills first
On a second pass, guess only when:
Lemma's exam-weighted score helps you:
Wild guesses on history/culture you never studied usually:
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