College Transitions u3

Question 1

More than ____% of students who retake the SAT and ACT see an increase in their composite score

Accepted Answer

50

Question 2

multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank; test your ability to recall, compare and contrast

Accepted Answer

objective questions

Question 3

Reading directions on _____questions tells you if answers can be used once or more than once

Accepted Answer

matching

Question 4

Test day procedures are_______ from test to test.

Accepted Answer

similar

Question 5

When answering a fill in the blank question:

Accepted Answer

all answers are correct

Question 6

All colleges have departments that handle ____

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 7

Presenting and defending opinions by making judgements based on information

Accepted Answer

Evaluation

Question 8

On test day you should probably NOT

Accepted Answer

sit by your friends

Question 9

A good night's sleep and a healthy high protein breakfast are needed to

Accepted Answer

prepare physically for an exam

Question 10

Standardized test, or college assessments, are not _____

Accepted Answer

intelligence tests

Question 11

The highest possible score that you could earn on the SAT (in the past) was

Accepted Answer

1600, 2400

Question 12

The highest possible score on the ACT is

Accepted Answer

36

Question 13

Fill in blank questions

Accepted Answer

ask you to give one or more words or to complete a sentence

Question 14

These types of questions are the most popular on college assessments

Accepted Answer

Multiple choice

Question 15

Test anxiety can result in

Accepted Answer

stress, nausea and dizziness

Question 16

Your first academic resources are

Accepted Answer

your counselors and principal

Question 17

Colleges use test results for academic advising and

Accepted Answer

course placement

Question 18

Which is a way you can utilize your academic resources?

Accepted Answer

all of the answers are correct

Question 19

If you finish an exam early, you should

Accepted Answer

check your work

Question 20

A strategy on an exam to increase odds of getting the correct answer is to

Accepted Answer

eliminate the answers you know are wrong

Question 21

cramming

Accepted Answer

massed practice

Question 22

Bloom's Taxonomy's higher-order thinking skills are

Accepted Answer

analysis, synthesis and evaluation

Question 23

Register for the SAT/ACT at least _________ days before the exam date

Accepted Answer

30

Question 24

the average of your scores from each section of a test

Accepted Answer

composite score

Question 25

Cramming is the key to breaking down concepts and better preparing for test

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

On a college assessment, it is best to

Accepted Answer

answer the easy questions first

Question 27

the number of questions answered correctly on a test

Accepted Answer

raw score

Question 28

Time management is

Accepted Answer

both answers are correct

Question 29

Critical thinking

Accepted Answer

all answers are correct

Question 30

Essays

Accepted Answer

require a planning phase before the writing takes place

Question 31

only answer the questions you know on the____. You are penalized for incorrect answers

Accepted Answer

PSAT

Question 32

Reading question too fast, can cause to answer_____________ questions/statements incorrectly

Accepted Answer

true/false

Question 33

compiling information together in a different way

Accepted Answer

synthesis

Question 34

Memorization is

Accepted Answer

lower-order thinking skills

Question 35

the best way to prepare for a college assessment

Accepted Answer

distributed practice

Question 36

Taken in your junior year, the _____ is a qualification test to be a National Merit Scholar.

Accepted Answer

PSAT

Question 37

being pessimistic about an idea without recognizing any potential in it

Accepted Answer

cynical

Question 38

examining and breaking information into parts

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analysis

Question 39

essays

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subjective questions

Question 40

Reciprocal questioning is

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when you read a paragraph then ask/answer questions about it

Question 41

In True/False questions, words such as ____, ____,and____ generally make the questions FALSE

Accepted Answer

all, only, always

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College Transitions u3

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