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How tests are timed and scored, how access works, and what to do when something goes wrong. If your question is not here, contact us on WhatsApp.
Sitting a test
- Do I have to finish a test in one sitting?
- Each section must be completed in one sitting, because its timer does not pause. You can stop between sections and come back — the sections you have finished stay scored and the ones you have not are still waiting.
- What happens if my connection drops mid-test?
- Your answers are saved as you give them, not when you submit. If the connection drops, everything already answered stays answered, and you resume at the question you left with the section timer where it was.
- What happens when the timer runs out?
- The section submits itself with everything recorded up to that instant. Running out of time never discards work you had already done.
- Can I take a test on my phone?
- Yes. The full test works on a small screen: passages and questions stack rather than shrink, and the question navigator collapses without hiding which questions you have answered or flagged.
- Can I go back to a question I skipped?
- Within the same section, yes — flag it and it stays marked in the navigator until you return. Once a section is submitted it is closed, the same as on the real exam.
Scores and results
- Why is my score shown as a range?
- Because that is what a test score can honestly support. Every score carries a standard error of measurement — roughly 40 points on an SAT composite — so one practice test places you inside a band rather than on a point. Completing more full sections narrows the band. That is how SAT and GRE results are shown. A GMAT practice test adapts question by question, and its report gives an estimated total and section scores worked out from that walk. PTE Academic results are shown as accuracy by section, because Studeous has no score conversion for them it can model honestly. ACT, IELTS, TOEFL and AP tests give an estimated score on the exam's own scale, and TR-YOS each test's net, all said as estimates.
- How accurate is a practice score?
- It is a good estimate of your current ability under test conditions, and a poor predictor of one specific future sitting. Treat the band as where you are now, not as a forecast of the day itself.
- When do I see the explanations?
- After a section is scored. They are withheld during the test for the obvious reason, and released in full afterwards — including why the attractive wrong option attracts.
- Can I retake a test I have already sat?
- Yes. A retake is stored as a separate attempt, and a form you have already seen is marked as such, because a second score on the same form measures familiarity with that form as much as ability.
Access and orders
- How long does question bank access last?
- 120 days from purchase, or 240 days for an AP subject's question bank. Renewing before it expires adds the new days to the days you have left rather than replacing them.
- Do practice test packages expire?
- Yes. Published tests expire 12 months after purchase. For an AP pre-order, each test has 12 months of access from the day it opens. Within that time you sit the tests whenever you like; a test not started by then is no longer available.
- I paid but my access has not opened.
- Published tests and question banks open when payment settles, usually within a few minutes. AP pre-orders appear under “To be opened” until their tests are published. If your purchase is missing, contact us on WhatsApp with your order details.
- Can I get a refund?
- Yes, within 14 days of the payment date, if you have not used it: a product counts as used once any practice test in the pack has been started or any question in a paid section of the question bank has been opened. We refund to the original payment method.
- I already have an account on another TestPrep site.
- Use it. Accounts are shared across our sites, so you can sign in here with the same email and password. Purchases are not shared: what you buy on Studeous is available on Studeous.
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Reviewed by the Studeous Assessment Team · Updated 10 September 2026