General Test taking Strategies.pptx

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SAT

GENERAL TEST-TAKINGSTRATEGY


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SAT: RAW SCORE / SCALEDSCOREYou receive 1 raw point for a correct

answer.

You lose of a point for a wrong answeron a multiple choice question.

You lose no points for leaving questionsblank and incorrect Grid-ns.

!aw "core# $ddition of the raw points to

then being converted to a "caled "core% &'' ( )'' "$* +.


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GOAL RANGE"et a realistic score goal.!ange is the number of questions ,ou need

to attempt in order to achieve ,our goal.

etermine ,our !ange for each athsection % "peci/c 0lan of attack +. 0age 11.


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TEST-TAKING POINTERS!ead carefull,.rite in ,our te2t booklet.

o not erase ( slash through calculations.

3se 045.6now ,our enem, % memori7e

instructions +.


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GRID-INS / CALCULATORS

GRID-INS8heck ,our work.

Guess agressivel,.

CALCULATORS8alculators are permitted.

3se a calculator ,ou are comfortable with.

0ractice.

o not overuse it.


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GRID-INS9:1& &.; &'1 .


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MATH STRATEGY: PLUGGING INANSWER CHOICES


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PLUGGING IN: Put ItTogete!

E"ERCISE # P$ge #%&f 2&? &2 -1@ then A equals.

$. -&

B. -1

8. '

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5. &


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PLUGGING IN: Put ItTogete!

E"ERCISE ' P$ge #%&*he sum of two non-negative integers is &C.

hen one of the numbers is subtracted fromthe other@ the diDerence is also &C. hat is

the larger of the two numbersE

$. '

B. 1&

8. 1 0and C'K of yis equal to 1'K ofz@

then &;K ofzequals

A& #


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CHOOSING NUM(ERS: Put It Togete!

E"ERCISE 87 .$ge '3&$ ta2i ride costs L& for the /rst 1 : C mile

and then d dollars for each 1 : C milethereafter. Mow man, miles is the ta2icab

ride if the fare is t dollarsEA& t / 8

(& 8t /

C& t / @ 8 B

D& 8 @ t - ' B /

E& @ t ' B / 8


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CHOOSING NUM(ERS: Put It Togete!


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CHOOSING NUM(ERS

ADDITIONAL E"ERCISE 1 '&*he use of a neighborhood car wash costs ndollars

for a membership and pcents for each wash. f amembership includes a bonus of C free washes@

which of the following reNects the cost@ in dollars@of getting a membership at the car wash andwashing a car qtimes@ if q is greater than C E

$. 1''n H pq O Cp

B. n H 1''pq O &;p

8. n H pq O % p :&;+. n H % pq : 1'' + O % p : &; +

5. n H % p : 1'' + ( % q : C +


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CHOOSING NUM(ERS


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CHOOSING NUM(ERS: Ye07 o+eo!e 5ou gu50

f , and 2 are positive numbers@ whatpercentage of % , H 1 + is 2E

$. 1'' 2 : , H 1 K

B. 1: % 1''2, H1 + K

8. % , H 1 + : 1'' 2 K

. 1'' % , H 1 +:2 K

5. 1'' 2 : % , H 1 + K


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CHOOSING NUM(ERS: Ye07 o+eo!e 5ou gu50

f , and 2 are positive numbers@ 4$t.e!,e+t$ge o> @ 5 # B 0 6

$. 1'' % 2 : , + H 1 K

B. 1: % 1''2, H1 + K

8. % , H 1 + : 1'' 2 K

. 1'' % , H 1 +:2 K

5. 1'' 2 : % , H 1 + K


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GENERAL TEST-TAKINGSTRATEGIES SUMMARY

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