Instructions
How are the answers listed Science test?
What is multiple choice
To save time when doing the science test keep your ____ on the correct graph.
What is... finger
True or False: The ACT Science section tests reasoning over specific content knowledge
What is... "true"
How would you define this word COMPARE
What is... Show how things are the same
How much time do you have to read 7 passages and answer 40 questions?
35 minutes?
Read and consider all of the answer choices _____ you choose the one that best responds to the _____.
What is... before and question
Diagrams are usually used for the Science category of:
What is.... Biology
_________ and consider all of the answer choices before you choose the one that best responds to the question.
What is.... Read
How would you define this word INFER
What is ... think beyond the information given in a text and make links with 'unstated' ideas or information
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 work in the science passages.
What is... Take notes, Wear a Watch, Take Practice Tests, etc.
You may need to focus on doing fewer passages, in the science section. It is better to do well on the ones you know than ______ or _______ through them.
What is... rush or hurry
Refer to the ________ information in the passage when answering the question.
What is .... Scientific
How would you define this word CONVEY
What is... to make something known; to pass on information
What are the sub-sections of the sciences test?
What is... Interpretation of Data, Scientific Investigation, E of M (Evaluation of Models, Inferences, and Experimental Results)
The content of the science test includes biology, chemistry, physics, and the Earth/space sciences (for example, g_____y, a_________y, and m________y).
What is... geology, astronomy, and meteorology
The ACT Science test is far more a test of scientific reasoning and ______ _______ or facts you’ve learned in your high school science classes.
What is.... data analysis
How would you define this word IDENTIFY
What is... to give the name or identifying characteristics of something
True or False: You may want a calculator to answer some of the questions in the science section (but you won't have access to one.)
True: You may not use a calculator to answer any of the science questions.
Why should you be able to answer the first questions after a passage easier than the last questions? (MOST OF THE TIME)
What is ... Because questions are ordered by increasing difficulty within each passage.
These tend to be the most straightforward, least complicated passages on the Science Reasoning Test.
Data Representation
Making an ____________ guessing means you work to eliminate answers, always getting rid of two choices for each question. You then guess between the remaining choices and have a 50 percent chance of getting the correct answer.
Educated
How would you define this word CONTRAST
What is... to show how things are different