Math
Science
Reading
English
100
What is FOIL?
First, Outside, Inside, Last.
100
The famous scientist who discovered and coined his three laws of motion
Sir Isaac Newton
100
This passage type is fictional writing and usually involves dialogue.
Prose
100
A group of words that does not have a subject-verb unit.
Phrase or incomplete sentence
200
Whats the distance from the center to the edge of a circle?
Radius
200
How much time do you have to complete the science test?
35 minutes
200
How many passages are on the reading test?
4
200
A complete sentence with a subordinator in it will be what type of sentence?
Complex
300
The type of function that has the shape of a parabola.
Quadratic.
300
Which one changes when you go to the moon? Mass or weight?
Weight, since it depends on gravity.
300
What types of words are words like moreover, nevertheless, however, instead, etc.?
conjunctive adverbs OR fancy words we don't need
400
5+6*18-10=?
103
400
Newton's Law that explains why your hand hurts when you punch a wall
Newton's Third Law --> for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
400
How much time should you spend on each segment (passage and set of 10 questions) of the reading test?
8 min 45 sec
400
What test do we give the word "it's" to determine whether or not it needs an apostrophe?
Ask ourselves if it can be split up into "it is" and still make sense in the context of the sentence.
500
What is PEMDAS?
Parenthesis, exponents, multiplication/division, addition/subtraction
500
Which do you look at first: text or graph/charts/image?
(Think Batman and Robin)
Graph/chart/image
500
When speed reading, how can you use your body to keep your mind focused and speed steady?
Use your index finger to guide you as you read.
500
To connect two independent clauses with a coordinator such as "and" or "but," you must have what before the coordinator?
Comma
600
Slope Formula
m= (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
600
Which way does the x-axis run?
Horizontally
600
What should you always be prepared to do when you see a question that begins "According to the passage" or "based on details in the passage"?
Go back and find the answer IN THE PASSAGE!
600
What does FANBOYS stand for?
Coordinating conjunctions FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO
700
Quadratic Formula
700
What are the three types of passages on the science test?
Data representation, research summary, conflicting viewpoints
700
How many questions do we want to get right if we want to be in the "safe zone" of meeting benchmark?
At least 5 or 6 out of every set of 10 OR just over half.
700
What is a semi colon equivalent to?
a period
800
How can you find the midpoint of a line when given two endpoints?
Midpoint Formula
800
How much time should you spend on each science passage?
Approx. 5 minutes
800
TRUE OR FALSE: If we are reading a passage and we find that we have accidentally become distracted, we should begin reading from the beginning of the passage again.
FALSE! You should keep reading and trust your brain to retain!
800
On the ACT dashes should be treated as what?
commas
900
What is the distance formula?
900
Any factor that can be manipulated, controlled for, or measured in an experiment
Variable
900
What do "vocab word in context" questions require you to do?
Determine the meaning of the word as it is used in context.
900
What has to be before a colon?
a whole sentence
1000
The speed of an object in a given direction.
Velocity
1000
If you read a passage about lightening, which of the 4 reading categories would this subject matter fall under?
Science
1000
What two things come after a colon?
a list OR a definition/explanation