Test Prep
True or False: You are not penalized for wrong answers
True– guess away!
A research assistant selected 75 undergraduate students at random from the list of all students enrolled in the psychology-degree program at a large university. She asked each of the 75 students, “How many minutes per day do you typically spend reading?” The mean reading time in the sample was 89 minutes, and the margin of error for this estimate was 4.28 minutes. Another research assistant intends to replicate the survey and will attempt to get a smaller margin of error. Which of the following samples will most likely result in a smaller margin of error for the estimated mean time students in the psychology-degree program read per day?
A) 40 undergraduate psychology-degree program students selected at random
B) 40 undergraduate students selected at random from all degree programs at the university
C) 300 undergraduate psychology-degree program students selected at random
D) 300 undergraduate students selected at random from all degree programs at the university
C
A subway system is expanded to provide service to a growing suburb. A bike-sharing program is adopted to encourage nonmotorized transportation. To alleviate rush hour traffic jams in a congested downtown area, stoplight timing is coordinated. To alleviate rush hour traffic jams in a congested downtown area, stoplight timing is coordinated. When any one of these changes occur, it is likely the result of careful analysis conducted by transportation planners.
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
A) No change
B) Coordinating stoplight timing can help alleviate rush hour traffic jams in a congested downtown area.
C) Stoplight timing is coordinated to alleviate rush hour traffic jams in a congested downtown area.
D) In a congested downtown area, stoplight timing is coordinated to alleviate rush hour traffic jams.
C) Stoplight timing is coordinated to alleviate rush hour traffic jams in a congested downtown area.
Mindfulness exercises
Lead mindfulness meditation on page 20
How many sections are on the SAT?
There are two main sections (math with and without a calculator, and evidence-based reading & writing)
True or false: You are not allowed to go back to a question after completing it
False: You can always go back!
A researcher wanted to know if there is an association between exercise and sleep for the population of 16-year-olds in the United States. She obtained survey responses from a random sample of 2000 United States 16-year-olds and found convincing evidence of a positive association between exercise and sleep. Which of the following conclusions is well supported by the data?
There is a positive association between exercise and sleep for 16-year-olds in the United States.
There is a positive association between exercise and sleep for 16-year-olds in the world.
Using exercise and sleep as defined by the study, an increase in sleep is caused by an increase of exercise for 16-year-olds in the United States.
Using exercise and sleep as defined by the study, an increase in sleep is caused by an increase of exercise for 16-year-olds in the world.
There is a positive association between exercise and sleep for 16-year-olds in the United States.
A subway system is expanded to provide service to a growing suburb. A bike-sharing program is adopted to encourage nonmotorized transportation. To alleviate rush hour traffic jams in a congested downtown area, stoplight timing is coordinated. When any one of these changes occur, it is likely the result of careful analysis conducted by transportation planners.
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
A) No change
B) occur, they are
C) occurs, they are
D) occurs, it is
D) Occurs, it is
What's one thing that brought you joy today?
:)
How do the ACT and SAT differ in terms of the writing component?
The ACT has an optional writing section
True or False: It's helpful to memorize important formulas for the SAT
False! Only the ACT requires you to know the most important formulas
Maria is staying at a hotel that charges $99.95 per night plus tax for a room. A tax of 8% is applied to the room rate, and an additional onetime untaxed fee of $5.00 is charged by the hotel. Which of the following represents Maria’s total charge, in dollars, for staying x nights?
(99.95 + 0.08x) + 5
1.08(99.95x) + 5
1.08(99.95x + 5)
1.08(99.95 + 5)x
1.08(99.95x) + 5
The work of transportation planners generally includes evaluating current transportation needs, assessing the effectiveness of existing facilities, and improving those facilities or they design new ones. Most transportation planners work in or near cities, but some are employed in rural areas. Say, for example, a large factory is built on the outskirts of a small town. Traffic to and from that location would increase at the beginning and end of work shifts. The transportation planner’s job, might involve conducting a traffic count to determine the daily number of vehicles traveling on the road to the new factory.
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
A) No change
B) Where job opportunities are more plentiful.
C) And the majority are employed by government agencies.
D) Delete the highlighted portion and end the sentence with a period
A) No change
Mindfulness exercises
Lead mindfulness exercise on page 22
How do the ACT and SAT differ in terms of the science component?
The ACT includes science as a testing subject, while the SAT does not
Name two strategies you can use for the Reading sections
Reading questions ahead of time, annotating, taking breaks in between passages, reviewing your answers before finishing
x² + y² = 153
y = −4x
If (x, y) is a solution to the system of equations above, what is the value of x²?
-51
3
9
144
9
The work of transportation planners generally includes evaluating current transportation needs, assessing the effectiveness of existing facilities, and improving those facilities or they design new ones. Most transportation planners work in or near cities, but some are employed in rural areas. Say, for example, a large factory is built on the outskirts of a small town. Traffic to and from that location would increase at the beginning and end of work shifts. The transportation planner’s job, might involve conducting a traffic count to determine the daily number of vehicles traveling on the road to the new factory.
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
a) No change
B) planner's job
C) planners job,
D) planners job
B) planner's job
Mindfulness exercises
Lead mindfulness exercise on page 24
Which test is better to take if you're not confident in your math capabilities, and why?
The ACT; The math section counts for just a quarter (versus a half in the SAT) of your overall score, and allows the use of a calculator on every question.
What does it mean to be mindful?
Paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally
The graph of y = (2x − 4)(x − 4) is a parabola in the xy-plane. In which of the following equivalent equations do the x- and y-coordinates of the vertex of the parabola appear as constants or coefficients?
A) y = 2x 2 − 12x + 16
B) y = 2x(x − 6) + 16
C) y = 2(x − 3)2 + (−2)
D) y = (x − 2)(2x − 8)
C
The recovery of southern sea otters appears to have taken an upturn, according to results from the annual California sea otter survey released by the U.S. Geological Survey. Yet despite an overall increase in sea otter abundance, sharks have been “taking a bite” out of the portion of the population that could fuel expansion into new areas.
As used at the end of the first paragraph, “fuel” most nearly means:
A) stimulate
B) reinforce
C) support
D) provide
A) Stimulate
Create your own mindfulness exercise to lead!
:)
How long is the ACT?
2 hours and 55 minutes