English
List 3 examples of STOP punctuation
. ? ! ; ,FANBOY
Which strategy (specific to the math section) would you use to solve this problem?
(6x-4)(3x+5)
Plugging In
What does it mean to "map the questions"?
Make notes of line references and key words within the question
What is the most important "strategy" on the science section?
Don't get distracted by the science!!
What does this mean?
Process Of Elimination
Eliminate any answers you know to be false
List 4 FANBOYS terms
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Using the "plug in" strategy,
x2 +3x-54
is equivalent to
a.) (x-5)(x-11)
b.) (x2-6)(x-9)
c.) (x+9)(x-6)
C
using 2
(2)2+3(2)-54= -44
((2)+9)((2)-6) = -44
How can you tell if a question is going to be a "fetch" question?
(what phrase would the question begin with?)
"According to the passage..."
"The passage states..."
What does it mean to "work the figure"?
It means to read the titles, keys or legends, variables, and units. Most importantly, noting the relationships and trends with your pencil
What is POOD?
What is this strategy?
Personal Order of Difficulty
Do easier questions first, harder questions last (or not at all)
What sort of punctuation can be used between two COMPLETE sentences?
STOP punctuation (.?!;,FANBOYS)
What are the indicators that you can use the Plugging in the Answers (PITA) strategy?
1) You feel the urge to set up an algebraic equation
2) The question asks for a specific amount (ie. "What is the value of...?", "How much...?", or "How many...?"
3) There are numbers in the answer choices
How could you decide which passage you would start with?
Interested or familiar with the topic, shorter passage, questions have a lot of line references
Do you always have to read the "blurb" written before the figure/table?
Nope!! It wastes time, so unless you have to - just use the figure/table
What is the "Plugging In" Strategy?
For math problems, choose a number to plug into a problem (usually an easy number like 2,3, or 5) to come up with a solution, and then plug the same number into the answer choices to see which one matches.
The Princeton Review refers to the questions on the English section as ______ questions.
Proofreader
What is the greatest value of x for which |x + 3| > 2 ?
a.) 2
b.)-3
c.) 10
d.) -1
C
|(10)+3| = 13 which is greater than 2
A also works, but 10 is the greater value
How can you tell that a question is a "reasoning" question?
(what words could be in the question to help you decide?)
Questions containing the words : "infer" "means" "suggests" "implies"
Reasoning questions require more thought, because the answers are often not directly said in the passage.
The basic approach to the science section is most similar to which other section of the ACT?
The Reading section! For both you should:
1) Order the passages according to your POOD
2) Work the passage/figure
3) Use your POOD to identify your now, later, never questions
4) Choose a question and determine what it's asking
5) Predict the correct answer
6) Use your POE
What is PITA?
What does this mean?
Use the numbers given in the answers to plug into the problem/question, and see which one is correct.
What's tested on the English section can be summarized by the 4 C's. What are the 4 C's?
Clear, Concise, Complete, Consistent
Solve this:
|-25| + -14 = ?
11
|-25| = 25
25-14=11
True or false:
For questions with line references, you only have to read the lines they mention.
False, you should read roughly 5 lines before and after the line reference
How would you decide whether or not you would designate a science passage as a "now" passage?
1. numbers, not a lot of words or symbols
2. small tables and graphs
3. easy to spot, consistent relationships
4. questions with short answers (often with the words increase/decrease)
What does it mean?
Letter Of The Day
Choose a letter (a,b,c,d) at the beginning of the test to use as your back up answer. If you can't figure out the correct answer, just use use your chosen letter and fill it in on our scantron.