Instructions
What are the two main components of the Science Reasoning Test?
PASSAGES and QUESTIONS
What is the best way to get correct answers on this portion of the test?
Read and analyze the passage/data
Read the passage, but don't spend all your time on it. The CHARTS are the main focus of the questions in this section.
Data Representation
True or False: Answer ALL questions on the ACT, even if you have to guess.
True. You are much better off guessing than leaving an answer blank because there is no penalty for wrong answers on the ACT.
COMPARE
Show how things are the same
How much time do you have to read 7 passages and answer 40 questions?
35 minutes?
Name one of the two ways to overcome confusion about scientific jargon.
Break it Down, Take Practice Tests
You will have to read and understand 2 or 3 experiments and their results. The questions in this section will ask you to compare data across the experiments.
Research Summaries
Name 2 of the 3 types of passages on the Science Reasoning Test
Data Representation, Research Summaries, Conflicting Viewpoints
Name 1 of the 2 strategies mentioned that might help you absorb information as you are reading the passages.
Take notes, Talk to yourself
True or False: If a question looks complicated, it probably is. Don't even waste time skimming the material.
False. Some complicated questions ARE complicated, but many just LOOK complicated.
CONVEY
to make something known; to pass on information
Why is it important to memorize the instructions to the Science Reasoning Test?
Because time is valuable on the ACT and knowing the instructions in advance will save you time.
When it's time to answer the questions in the passage, it's important to try to answer questions in your own words. Why?
So you can avoid being tricked by those tricky ALMOST correct (but not BEST) answers.
When you are unsure of how to answer a question, you may want to use the _______________ method, where you look at the answer choices and get rid of wrong answers until there is only one answer left.
elimination
IDENTIFY
to give the name or identifying characteristics of something
True or False: You'll probably need a calculator to answer some of the questions on this portion of the test (but you won't have access to one)
False: You will not need a calculator to answer any of the questions on this portion of the test.
Why should you be able to answer the first questions after a passage easier than the last questions? (MOST OF THE TIME)
Because questions are ordered by increasing difficulty within each passage.
____________ guessing means you work to eliminate answers, always getting rid of two choices for each question. You then guesses between the remaining choices and have a 50 percent chance of getting the correct answer.
Educated