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