Test Prep III - Test Taking Skills & Vocabulary

the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on

to deduce, to obtain from a source or origin

Test taking strategies: Choose ALL that apply.....

A safety device that melts or break on a circuit board if the electrical current exceeds its limits

A substance which speeds up a chemical reaction but does not change the outcome of the reaction

X - out answers that you know are incorrect using process of elimination.

a person hired to fight for another country than their own

complex; having many interrelated parts

Opposite or reverse operations.

an organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen at a ratio of 12:1

to feel slugglish or apathetic

the measurement representing the amount of water vapor present in the air

An accommodation in which both sides make concessions

an equilateral parallelogram: all sides have the same measure and the diagonals perpendicular ( but NOT congruent)

the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power

Don't get stuck on the more challenging questions. Skip, move on, and return to them at the end.

Choose ALL Great Study Skills that APPLY:

to slow down, or to reduce the speed (or velocity) of a moving body

to predict an event or a result based on current events or past experiences

Close observation of a person or group

Latitude is an solid line around the Earth parallel to the equator

A triangle with three acute sides

Meticulous means showing great attention to detail

means that a number can be divided by another number evenly or without having a remainder

Pay particularly close attention to these word(s)... Choose ALL that apply

a measure of the amount of effort it would take to reduce the volume of matter by applying pressure.

making something valid by formally confirming it

A ruler who is unconstrained by law

Read and re-read the question carefully when testing.

Quarter is one of four equal parts

Place your bet on the positive option.

an animal that survives by exclusively eating plants

an event which is close to happening; something which is about to happen in a short period

When taking a test, it's usually best to stick with your first choice......

Official power to make legal decisions

no longer produced or used

Synonymous means expressing the same idea

a person who pleads for a person, cause or idea

to develop something gradually; to develop something from a simplier form to more complex forms

Mode is the data value(s) that occur the most in a set of data

believable; worthy of trust

to state a fact or belief with authority and confidence; to make others believe in one's authority

something which is immune to any change from another thing (specific or in general)

The set of possible values of x of the function (any possible values along the x-axis).

Math multiple choice test taking strategies include: Choose ALL that apply

the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance

a state where one liquid is suspended in another but the two liquids would not dissolve in one another

relating to the standard of something

to discharge, generally used in the context of heat, light, radiation, etc

Hardship means severe suffering

Refusing to change an opinion

Something which naturally exists in a certain area or is native to that area

carbon based compunds found within natural environments and beings

In multiple- choice questions, don't skip the longest answer.

Make an educated guess for any questions you are unsure about.

cause to concentrate about two conflicting positions

Never determine the correct answer before reading the answer choice.

relating to vertebrates that live on land but breed in water

A quantity that can change or vary, taking on different values. It may be represented by a letter of the alphabet.

When taking a test, read the directions quickly so you won't run out of time.