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Introduction to the SAT

Introduction to the SAT. SAT = Scholastic Aptitude Test The nation’s most widely used college entrance exam A standardized test It is PREDICTABLE!!! Used to compare students’ performances regardless of where you are from or what school you went to. What is the SAT?.

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Introduction to the SAT

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  1. Introduction to the SAT

  2. SAT = Scholastic Aptitude Test • The nation’s most widely used college entrance exam • A standardized test • It is PREDICTABLE!!! • Used to compare students’ performances regardless of where you are from or what school you went to What is the SAT?

  3. Total test time = 3 hours 45 minutes • There are three components • Critical Reading 70 minutes • Math 70 minutes • Writing 60 minutes • What happened to the other 25 minutes? • One experimental (non-graded) section – don’t know which one, or what topic it covers What is the format of the sat?

  4. There are three scored sections: • 2 - 25 minutes sections • 20 multiple choice questions • 8 multiple choice & 10 grid-in questions • 1 - 20 minute section • 15 multiple choice questions • Multiple choice questions have 5 answer choices What is the format of the math sections?

  5. You will be allowed to use a calculator • All questions can be answered without it though! • Directions are always the same • Become familiar with them BEFORE the test • You won’t waste time reading them during the test • You are only graded on your bubbles • If you don’t like showing work, you don’t have to!! What else do I need to know?

  6. 4 categories: • Numbers and Operations • Algebra and Functions • Geometry and Measurement • Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability • Most of the math is from before 9th grade!! What math concepts are tested?

  7. How much of each category is tested?

  8. Not Tested: • Long / tedious computations • Geometric Proofs • Imaginary Numbers • What’s given? • All numbers are real numbers! • Pictures are drawn to scale & lie in a plane unless they say otherwise • Many basic formulas (memorize them to save time!!) What Else do I need to know?

  9. Get familiar with: • Content • Format • Directions • Timing • Gridding • Scoring • And most importantly….DON’T CRAM!!!!!!!!!!! • Cramming is actually shown to increase anxiety How should I prepare for the SAT?

  10. Activity: Content Inventory • Formulas given on the SAT: • Pythagorean Theorem • Special Right Triangles • Area of: • Circle (and Circumference) • Rectangle • Triangle • Volume of: • Prism • Cylinder • Sum of Measures of Angles of Triangle • Total Degrees in Circle Getting familiar with: Content!

  11. You can only work on one section at a time • No going back to previous sections • It’s ok to skip around within the section • The questions in each section are in order by difficulty • Don’t be surprised by the Grid-Ins • The sections won’t be in the same order and breaks won’t always be in the same places Getting familiar with: format!

  12. For math: • Multiple Choice “Solve each problem in the section. Then decide which is the best of the choices given and mark your answer on the answer sheet.” • Grid – In “Questions # - # require you to solve the problem and enter your answer by marking the circles in the special grid on your answer sheet, as shown in the examples below.” • HINT: You don’t want to have to look at the examples!! It wastes too much time! Getting familiar with: Directions!

  13. WORK THE WHOLE TIME!! • Don’t get finished and fall asleep • Go back through the questions are work on ones that you either skipped or guessed on • Know when the time is up and keep an eye on the clock • You have a little over one minute to answer each math question • Some people recommend: work through test, bubble with approx. 3 or 4 minutes left Getting familiar with: TIMING!

  14. The boxes above the bubbles are not scored • There are four columns – start at the far left • Leave not needed columns blank • No need to reduce fractions (unless they don’t fit in the grid!) • You cannot grid a mixed number • Grid as improper fractions or decimals • You must use all four spaces for a repeating decimal • For .6666…, .666 or .667 would be accepted • Do not grid in a leading zero for decimals less than 1 • Grid .5, not 0.5 • No question has a negative answer • If the answer is a percent, disregard the % symbol Getting familiar with: GRIDDING!

  15. Total score: 2400-600 • Each section: 800-200 • Wrong Answer Penalty • Cancels out the benefit of random guessing • Only guess if you can eliminate one or more answer choices! • Activity: Guessing Game Getting familiar with: scorING!

  16. How it is scored? • Correct Answer +1 • Blank +0 • Wrong MC - ¼ • Wrong Grid-in - 0 Is it better to get one really hard question correct, or 5 easy to medium questions correct? Getting Even more familiar with: scorING!

  17. SCORE AS MANY POINTS AS POSSIBLE!!! What’s my GOAL??

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