General Test Prep
What is one strategy to use on the MAP test?
ADD .3 and .6
What is the least number mean? The greatest?
What does it mean to persuade?
To try to get someone to do or think something
What does it mean to admire someone?
To look up to them and like their qualities
What should you do first when you get your test?
Skim the number of questions and answer the easy questions first
The quotient is the answer when you divide, the product is the answer when you multiply
What is the equation for area of a rectangle?
length times width
What is a topic sentence?
A sentence telling the reader what your paragraph is mostly about
I like group projects because I can _____ with others.
Collaborate
What should you do if you don't know an answer after trying?
Use the cross off tool to eliminate answers you know are not correct and make an educated guess. (Another option: Flag the question for later)
How would you solve this problem? "What is the difference between 1/2 and 1/3?"
How do you find the area of a triangle?
1/2 base times height, or base times height divided by 2
What are 2 ways you can start a hook?
With a question, exclamatory sentence, exciting fact, or sound word
What does it mean to "say something rude and disrespectful to another person"
insult
What is the "All Of The Above" rule?
If two are correct, choose All of the Above, even if you aren't sure of the other choices.
What is the difference between an expression and an equation?
An expression does not need an equal sign
Find the average of these numbers: 2, 5, 7, 1, 5
4
How many sentences are in a paragraph? Tell me 3 of the sentences you need in a complete paragraph.
5-7 sentences. Hook, topic sentence, supporting details, concluding sentence
To discuss something to come to an agreement
negotiate
What are 3 things you can do BEFORE the test starts to prepare?
Go to sleep early, eat a good breakfast, drink water to stay hydrated, have a book ready to read when you are done, take 3 deep breaths
How do you find the perimeter of a square?
Add up all the sides
Put these numbers in order from least to greatest: .3, .7, 1.0
.3, .7, 1.0
Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs, Conclusion
What word means "To say something strongly with emphasis"
Emphatic