SNAP is speed-heavy — how to train for the faster clock?

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SNAP's 60 questions in 60 minutes means 1 minute per question — roughly half the effective thinking time you have on CAT. The skill you're building is decision speed, not just solving speed. Training approach for the last month: 1. Timed sectional sprints: take any SNAP-format section (20 questions) and set a 20-minute timer. Do not extend it. The moment the timer hits zero, stop, mark where you are, and review. Do this daily for 2 weeks. Your decision confidence will increase — you stop second-guessing after 30 seconds. 2. Question triage practice: SNAP has negative marking (–25% per wrong answer). Questions that take more than 60 seconds are not worth attempting unless you're very confident. Practice a strict triage: scan the question for 10 seconds, estimate solve time, mark 'attempt' or 'skip.' Speed comes from making this meta-decision fast. 3. Full SNAP mock on strict timer: from 2 weeks before the exam, do one full mock per week under exact conditions — 60 minutes, no breaks. Your first full-timer will feel painful; the second will feel noticeably better. 4. Suggested attempt sequence: General English (fastest per-question ROI if Verbal is a strength) → Analytical & Logical Reasoning → Quantitative Aptitude. Adjust based on your mock performance, but fix a sequence and stick to it — in-exam sequencing decisions eat time you don't have.