The Test Quiz - How to adapt from SAT to ACT

Question 1

A square is inscribed in a circle, as shown below

Accepted Answer

18\pi

Question 2

ACT: Per on Student 1, which of the materials listed in Table 1 would be able to sustain the most force before breaking?

Accepted Answer

Diamond

Question 3

Based on what you know about the SAT and ACT, which tests do #1 and #2 belong to?

Accepted Answer

#1 is SAT, #2 is ACT

Question 4

ACT MATH: One of the following equations is graphed on the standard (x,y) plane below, which one is it?

Accepted Answer

y=\frac{2}{3}x-4

Question 5

Now THIS is science! What standards did these questions access?

Accepted Answer

Inferences and comparing two points of data.

Question 6

No wrong answers, which of these SAT exclusive features are you glad to see the end of now that the ACT is back?

Accepted Answer

Rhetorical synthesis AKA bullet point questions., Modular adaptive testing., Student Produced Response Questions AKA short answer math questions., Short paragraph reading passages

Question 7

#2 As is is used in line 62, the word accrue most nearly means:

Accepted Answer

acquire.

Question 8

Honestly that was more reading than an SAT reading questions, but what science skill was accessed?

Accepted Answer

Interpretation of Data

Question 9

Per studies 1 & 2, for a given light exposure, Variety A compared to Variety B vines had on average:

Accepted Answer

longer vine lengths and greater cumulative yield.

Question 10

As far as science and data goes, that was pretty slim. This question really only tested:

Accepted Answer

Assessing trends in data.

Question 11

As scientific as the SAT gets: Which choice uses data from the chart to best complete the text?

Accepted Answer

there is no relationship between bird mass and migration distance.

Question 12

Based on what you know about the SAT and ACT, which tests do #3 and #4 belong to?

Accepted Answer

#3 is SAT, #4 is ACT

Question 13

#1 Which choice completes the text with the most logical word or phrase?

Accepted Answer

resides

Question 14

True or False: Geometry questions, like the previous, are more common on the ACT than the SAT.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

What are some key differences between the two questions?

Accepted Answer

SAT had more time, but had extra steps.

Question 16

The sum of two numbers, x and y, is 27. Two times x minus three times y is -41. What is the larger of the two numbers?

Accepted Answer

19

Question 17

#4 Many of our neighbors are also from Mexico, _so_ we all speak Spanish to each other.

Accepted Answer

NO CHANGE

Question 18

SAT MATH: The graph below depicts equation y=h\left(x\right)-17 Which of the following equations models function h?

Accepted Answer

y=\frac{4}{3}x+13

Question 19

No wrong answers: Which Section are more excited to present to students on the ACT compared to it's SAT counterpart?

Accepted Answer

Math, Science, Reading, English

Question 20

READING: I bet you know the big difference from the SAT Reading section to the ACT Reading question. What is it?

Accepted Answer

The ACT has long passages whereas the Digital SAT has short paragraphs

Question 21

SAT Writing: Which choice most logically completes the text?

Accepted Answer

he preferred Rabassa's English version to his original Spanish writing.

Question 22

If a fourth group of Variety B vines was exposed 15 hours of light per day, the average length would have been:

Accepted Answer

between 3.2 m and 3.5m.

Question 23

The Digital SAT introduced a built in DESMOS calculator that could have helped on the last question. What's on the ACT?

Accepted Answer

The digital ACT will have a built in DESMOS calculator

Question 24

What makes the second (ACT) Inserting Information question harder than the first (SAT)?

Accepted Answer

The second question needs a Yes/No and a reason, where the first doesn't., The first is a conclusion, but the second is in the middle of a paragraph., All of the Above, The second seems more subjective than the first.

Question 25

#3 Which Choice Completes the Text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Accepted Answer

artillery; however,

Question 26

ACT: At 26 the writer is considering adding "New York was home to many Irish immigrants." Should they make the addition?

Accepted Answer

No, because it distracts from the main focus of the paragraph.

The Test Quiz - How to adapt from SAT to ACT

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The Test Quiz - How to adapt from SAT to ACT

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