What happens if a candidate does not answer a question on the ARE?

• A. Unanswered questions are treated as skipped and do not affect the final score.
• B. Unanswered questions are counted as incorrect responses.
• C. Unanswered questions are automatically revisited after submission.
• D. Unanswered questions are replaced by a random guess.

Answer: (B)

When you skip a question, it doesn’t earn any credit. In ARE 5.0, scoring awards points only for correct answers, so an unanswered item is treated as if you answered incorrectly, yielding zero points for that item. There’s no automatic revisit or replacement of skipped questions. Because there’s no penalty for guessing beyond the chance of being wrong, you’re better off attempting the question.