# I'm taking the December N5 - Any tips? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Created:** [August 21, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/im-taking-the-december-n5-any-tips/66971 "2024-08-21T17:22:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
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Oh and always guess, don’t leave any blank > [@Berry's JLPT and General Test Prep Guide and Checklist](https://community.wanikani.com/t/berrys-jlpt-and-general-test-prep-guide-and-checklist/54654/3): > > Another tip: if you finish early and are reviewing your answers, never change one unless you are SURE it’s wrong. Maybe it’s just me, but if I’m at all unsure, my initial gut feel the first time turns out correct a lot more than when I go back and over-think it. Guess anyway. I have never heard of a test where the penalty was enough to make the expected value of guessing negative. At worst it offsets your odds of randomly getting the correct answer to make the expected value zero… same as if … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.wanikani.com/t/im-taking-the-december-n5-any-tips/66971)._