SAT Math
Going from one measurement to another
What is unit conversion
True or False: Skip any questions you don't know to avoid losing points
What is FALSE: You only get points for getting the answers correct. GUESS!
In the Reading section, how many minutes do you have to answer 54 questions?
What is 64 minutes?
What three things does a sentence need?
What is subject, verb, and complete thought
What's the maximum score on the SAT?
What is 1600
In the equation y=12x+24, what does the number 12 represent?
What is slope
What do you do when you have a negative exponent?
What is, take the reciprocal?
What strategies should we use in the Craft and Structure section, especially for Text structure questions in Reading?
*Hint: questions like, "why did the author include this part of the text?
1. Focus on the question as you read.
2. Answer in your own words.
3. Eliminate wrong choices and pick the best fit.
What are the 3 verb tenses?
What is past, present, future
How many sections are on the SAT?
What is 2, including Reading & Writing section and the Math section. There are 2 modules in each section.
If 5x+5=15, what is the value of 10x-8?
What is 12
What do you do when you have a fractional exponent?
What is, make it a root.
Which question type presents a sentence or two with one word missing?
What is Words in Context?
"I like those Balenciaga's the ones that look like socks" Fix the grammar
What is "I like those Balenciagas; the ones that look like socks."
What helps you start on the right foot in answering SAT Math questions?
Identifying the goal
Translating words/expressions into Math terms before trying to solve.
Using strategies like picking numbers or working backwards (backsolving) to solve.
What are the two solutions for the equation:
4x2 - 8x -12 = 0?
What is X = 3, X = -1
What strategy involves assigning values to variables- as a workaround in Algebra?
What is picking numbers?
What are three of the different passage types on SAT Reading & Writing?
What is US/World Literature, Social Science, History, Humanities, Natural Science.
What are 3 ways to fix run-on sentences?
What is, the use of a comma and a coordinating conjunction, a period, a semicolon, or turning one clause into a subordinate clause by using a subordinating conjunction?
How many content Domain areas are in the Reading & Writing section of the test?
*Hint: Found in the analytics section of your SAT score report.
What is 4?
1. Craft & Structure (Reading)
2. Information & Ideas (Reading)
3. Standard English Conventions (Writing)
4. Expression of Ideas (Writing)
Factor this polynomial: 3x3 +10x2 +3x
What is x(3x+1)(x+3)
What are the 4 steps to solving an algebraic equation?
What is 1. Simplify both sides of the expression by combining like terms and applying the distributive property if needed.
2. Isolate the variable by using inverse operations to move terms to the other side of the equation.
3. Solve for the variable to find its value.
Name 2 strategies for acing the Reading section on the SAT
What is:
1. Identifying question types and recalling specific strategies related to the type of question.
2. Coming up with your own answer to questions/predicting the answer.
3. Eliminating wrong answers by identifying throwaways
4. proving the right answer with evidence.
Name 2 strategies for acing the Writing section on the SAT
1. Learn/internalize grammar rules of Standard English.
2. Practice rules with each of the of the question types. Identify the related grammar rule for each question.
3. Check the answer choices to see what's changing.
4. Eliminate wrong answers.
How many questions total are on the Math and EBRW portion of the SAT?
What is 98?
27 x 2 for R&W
22 x 2 for Math