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SAT Test Tips and Strategies
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Questions that help students learn strategies and test taking skills for the SAT
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The best way to understand a question on the test is to...
None of the above
Guess the answer
Underline key parts of the problem
Read it 5 times
2
All reading comprehension passages come from...
Literal Fiction
All of the above
Science
Social Science
3
If I don't know the answer to a question I should...
Skip it and come back to it later
Cover up the choices and first try and answer on my own
Any of the above
Narrow it down to two choices and guess
4
What should I do the night before a test like the SAT?
Eat a good dinner
All of the above
Get a good night's rest
Stop using electronics an hour before you go to sleep
5
If I am second-guessing myself a lot on a question, I should..
Trust myself and go with my first answer choice
Leave it blank
Re-read the question and answer choices 6-7 more times
6
What should I bring to the test site?
Calculator
A positive attitude
#2 Pencils
7
The best strategy for sentence completion is to complete each sentence in your mind BEFORE looking at the answers
True
False
8
I should only spend 1-2 minutes on harder questions
True
False
9
On the student produced math section, if your answer is a mixed number like 2 3/4 it should be entered as
2 3/4
2.75
11/4
All of the above
10
Every question on the SAT is worth one point, so the easy questions and the hard questions are worth the same amount.
False
True
11
On the student produced math section, if my answer turns out to be .4444444, it should be entered as
.45
.4
.44
.4444444 (as many decimal points as you can)
12
When I have 2 minutes left on an SAT section, I should...
Find a pattern in my bubbling
Choose a letter and fill in any question I left blank
Put my pencil down
Re-read a passage
13
Some answers in the student produced response math section are negative
False
True
14
It's ok to guess if I don't know how to do a problem
False
True
15
I should answer the questions I know first, and mark the questions I will return to later
False
True
16
As long as my answer is written in the booklet, it's ok if it's not bubbled on the scantron.
True, the test booklet is scored.
False, only the scantron is scored.
17
On the SAT, it's better to...
Focus on answering correctly as quickly as you're able. Guess on the rest.
Focus on answering questions slowly but correctly. Leave questions blank.
Finish the test.
18
I can write in the test booklet to star key words or phrases, cross out incorrect answer choices, or do scratch work
True
False
19
What types of questions are on the SAT?
20 No calc Math questions (25 min) and 38 calc Math questions (55 min)
44 Writing & Language questions (35 minutes)
52 Reading questions (65 minutes)
All of the above
20
If I skip a question on the SAT, I should...
Remember to fill in a bubble for it in the last 2 minutes, even if I guess
All of the above
Star the question in the test booklet so I know to return to it
Put a small dot beside it on the scantron so I skip those bubbles for now
