General Test Strategies
How to keep calm before the test.
Never talk about the test before the test.
What is the ACT Reading test?
A 40- question, 35- minute test that measures reading comprehension.
How do you use substitution?
Pick one of the multiple choices, plug it into the equation and see if it works. Ideally begin with B or C first.
Amount of time given on the math section
What is 60 minutes
What is the name of the Grinch’s dog?
Max
Students read the question three times – first, they underline important words to get a sense of what the problem is about. Then they circle any numbers and look for what each number represents in context. Finally, they box the question itself to make it clear what the problem is asking.
What is the 3-Read strategy?
What does it mean to "omit" a word from the phrase?
What is: Remove/Delete/Take it Out!
There are 15 balls in a box: 8 balls are green, 4 are blue and 3 are white. Then 1 green and 1 blue balls are taken from the box and put away. What is the probability that a blue ball is selected at random from the box? A) 3/13 B) 4/15 C) 3/15 D) 4/13 E) 2/13
What is A. 3/13
What is the greatest common factor of 42, 126, and 210 ? F) 2 G) 6 H) 14 J) 21 K) 42
What is K.
What winter storm is defined by reduced visibility, strong winds, and a duration of at least 3 hours?
Blizzard
When you are given the five minute warning...what strategy should you use?
Strategically Guess (pick one answer for each remaining question like C)
Why should you guess if you are unsure
What is no point deduction on wrong answers
What is one strategy we spoke about in class, that you should use specifically for math?
When using process of elimination, start with the middle number first to determine if your answer is too high or too low
When you are given the five minute warning...what strategy should you use?
Strategically Guess (pick one answer for each remaining question like C)
Which movie features a boy named Kevin McCallister?
Home Alone
True/False If you know two of three options seem correct in a question then choose "all of the above" as your answer choice.
True, because if you know that the two choices are correct then it leaves it to be "all of the above".
What order is the ACT by subject
What is English, Math, Reading, Science
What are context clues
Types of questions where words are learned from other words around it
True or False: Problems go from easiest to hardest.
True
What is Red One?
After Santa Claus is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas
True or False, You should never Leave a question blank.
True, ALL questions even if you're unsure of the answer.
Types of questions where important parts of the story are referenced.
What is main idea
What is the value of x when 2x + 3 = 3x – 4 ? A. –7 B. C. 1 D. E. 7
What is E. 7
In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, the graph of (x + 3)2 + (y + 5)2 = 16 is a circle. What is the circumference of the circle, expressed in coordinate units? A) 4π B) 5π C) 3π D) 8π E) 25π
What is D) 8π
In ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’, who kidnaps Santa?
Oogie Boogie