Reading
The highest Reading score on the SAT is ____ and on the ACT is _____.
800 (SAT) and 36 (ACT)
Tell me when to use:
it's
its
its'
their
it's it is
its singular possessive
its' not a word
their plural possessive
Name 2 of the 4 math strategies
Plug in Your Own Number, Plug in the Answers, Draw it Out, Do Math.
Sam has 12 more marbles than Jose, who has 4 fewer marbles than Martha. If Martha has m marbles, then in terms of m, how many marbles does Sam have? a) m-8 b) m-6 c) 2m d) m+6 e) m+8
e) m+8
Which test contains a Science section?
ACT
If I need to find the main idea, where should I go look?
The first few and last few sentences (topic sentences and conclusion sentences).
Describe the difference between less and fewer
Less is for things that are not countable (quanitites). Fewer is for things that are countable.
True or False: I need to read the Reading passages before spending time on the questions.
False- do not read unless you have to!
Yes! Don't be fooled by the words- they mean the same thing!
Which test has long passages and which test has short passages?
SAT has short passages and ACT has short passages.
When do I read the passage?
After I've read a question
True or False: The English portion of the SAT is combined with the Reading portion of the SAT and makes up two of the four modules.
True!
True or False: In the Reading section, answers with absolute words like never, always, only, most, often are in correct answers.
False! Absolute or super strong answers are usually in wrong answers!
d= sqrt(the differences in the x values, squared)+(the differences in the y values, squared) m =change in y over change in x
Which test is longer- the SAT or ACT?
The ACT is longer at about 4 hours. The SAT is about 2.5 hours and is digital
On the SAT, is the Reading section a stand-alone section or is it combined with English?
Combined!
When will a correct answer have the word being in it?
NEVER!
Should I leave any questions blank?
NO! Answer every question.
Jeni goes to the arcade. She pays a $10 entrance fee and $0.50 per game she plays. If she only brought $17 to spend, how many games can she play?
14 games
On this test, I can use Desmos or my own calculator.
SAT! not ACT!
Trick question - In the Science section of the ACT, what is the main question type?
Questions that require you to read a chart or graph. Don't read the passage unless you can't find the answer in a figure.
Explain when to use:
then versus than
between versus among
Then is for time, than is comparison
Between is 2 things, among is 3+
When should I take the SAT or ACT and how many times should I take it?
That depends!! Listen to your tutor.
Beyonce's team sells t-shirts and sweatshirts on her recent tour. T-shirts sell for $34 each and sweatshirts sell for $48 each. In Teresa's opinion, these are decent prices because Beyonce is a legand. In Atlanta, she sold a total of 340 items and made $14,640. How many t-shirts and sweatshirts did she sell?
120 t-shirts, 220 sweatshirts
What is superscoring?
Superscoring is submitting test scores from multiple testing dates and allowing the school to take the highest section scores from each test date to get your combined score.