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Its one thing to know how to increase scores, its another thing to teach it so that students can put it into practice.SATACT3 hours and 45 minutes3 hours and 35 minutes10 sections: 3-Math, 3-Critical Reading, 3-Writing (including an essay), 1-Experimental5 sections: 1- English, 1-Math, 1-Reading, 1-Science, 1-Writing (with optional essay)200-800, total score between 600 and 24001-36Required for college admissions by most schoolsRequired for college admissions by most schoolsTests at a GlanceTests at a GlanceTests at a GlanceSATSATACTACTMathMathBasic Arithmetic, Algebra I, Algebra Basic Arithmetic, Algebra I, Algebra II, GeometryII, GeometryArithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, TrigonometryTrigonometryScienceScienceNoneNoneCharts/Experiments, Conflicting Charts/Experiments, Conflicting ViewpointsViewpointsReadingReadingSentence Completions; short and Sentence Completions; short and long Reading Comprehensionlong Reading ComprehensionFour long Reading Comprehension Four long Reading Comprehension passagespassagesWritingWritingEssay and GrammarEssay and GrammarEssay (Optional) and GrammarEssay (Optional) and GrammarSAT ScoringSAT Scoring Each section (Math, Reading and Writing) is scored on a scale of 200-800. The mean is around 500 for each section. The Writing score is a combination of Grammar (20-80) and Essay (2-12). The Grammar makes up about 70% of your Writing Score.SAT ScoringSAT Scoring Each correct answer earns 1 full point, regardless of level of difficulty. Each unanswered question earns a student 0 points. Each incorrect answer to a Student-Produced Response question earns a student 0 points. Students lose 1/4 point for each incorrect answer to a multiple-choice question.ACT ScoringACT Scoring Each section (Math, Reading, English and Science Reasoning) receives an individual score from 1-36. The four scores are averaged into your Composite Score (1-36). There is no penalty for wrong answers. Do not leave anything blank! Use a “letter of the day”. English + Writing = 2/3 English + 1/3 Writing.The Evil SAT “E” SectionThe Evil SAT “E” Section There are 10 sections on the SAT: 3 math 3 writing 3 reading3 + 3 + 3 = 103 + 3 + 3 = 10?How do I interpret results?How do I interpret results?Add your SAT Math, Reading, and Writing scores together from your PRA score report. Find the combined SAT score on the bottom of the chart. Draw a vertical line up from that point.Find your ACT Composite score on the left side of the chart. Draw a horizontal line across from that point. Look at the spot where the two lines intersect. If it falls in the white area, the scores on the two tests are about the same. If it falls in the darker gray area, your ACT score is stronger. If it falls in the lighter gray area, your SAT score is stronger. Reading Your Score ReportReading Your Score ReportACT ScoresSAT ScoresEverything You Need to Know About the SAT and ACTWhat do SAT and ACT Scores Really Measure?How well you take the SAT and ACT!Dont take your scores personally.Scores are NOT a measure of your intelligence.Anybody, with the proper coaching, can learn how to increase their scores.The ReputationsThe Reputations Is the ACT really the lesser of two evils? Both are standardized tests and both are designed so that students will find them difficult to take. The ACT is still a tricky test. It is just more content based and a little friendlier!Why Students Struggle with the TestsWhy Students Struggle with the TestsSAT/ACTHigh SchoolNumber of Questions on the examsDesigned so you cant finish or you really have to rush to finishDesigned so you can finishAnswer ChoicesWritten to trick students and filled with common errorsGoal is to assess strengths and weaknesses, not to try to get a student to answer all questions incorrectly!Essay25 minHours & weeks ReadingUnder serious time constraintsRead at homeWritingGRAMMAR!Grammar has little emphasis in most schoolsMathIntentionally hard to understand and convoluted (especially on the SAT)Straight forward The Answer ChoicesThe Answer Choices The test writers are at their best when writing answer choices they know will lure you in! How do they know which choices youll like/not like? Students showed them in past experimental sections. People are PREDICTABLE!Say hello to JoeSay hello to Joe Meet Joe Bloggs!Test writers spends a lot of money getting to know Test writers spends a lot of money getting to know JOE!JOE!Joe KnowsJoe KnowsLets see Joe in Action:Pick a Number any number! There is a little bit of Joe in all of us The answer choices on the tests are written for JOE!Basic StrategiesPractice Makes PerfectPractice Makes Perfect Students should take numerous practice tests! Students should not under any circumstances take the tests for the first time when it counts towards their admissions!By taking several practice exams students willBy taking several practice exams students will Increase their confidence & decrease test anxiety by becoming familiar with the test Increase their overall speed and accuracy Page 22Basic StrategiesPage 23Study Practice Test ResultsToo often we see students take one practice test, receive a score, and do nothing with that information.Our practice test score reports give students a detailed breakdown of their results, not just their score in each section.Take a practice test & dive deeply into the specific sections that you need to improve upon.Basic ACT StrategiesThere is no penalty for wrong answers on the ACT Pick a letter of the day and use that letter every time you guess Page 24Answer Every QuestionA A A A A A NotA B A C D E ABasic StrategiesPage 25Use P.O.E.Process of Elimination Get in the habit of placing a line through the answers you know are wrong in the test bookletNEXT Lets review a sample problem to demonstrate P.O.E.GuessingWhat is the capital of Malawi?What is the capital of Malawi?GuessingWhat is the capital of Malawi?What is the capital of Malawi?A. Washington, D.C.B. ParisC. TokyoD. LondonE. LilongweOn the ACT, you want to use POE to guess, but when you run out of time at the end of a section, pick a letter of the day and GUESS! Dont do it on the SAT!SAT MathSAT MathNot difficult math. Everything you need to know for SAT math youve learned by the end of your sophomore year!Questions in 2 math sections of the SAT will be in order of difficulty. The first third will be easy, the middle third will be medium difficulty, and the final third will be hard.Keep in mind that easy questions will have easy answers. Difficult questions will have difficult answers.Knowing the order of difficulty in a test section helps you significantly when eliminating answer choices and determining your testing strategy.ACT Math All the usual suspects are here; Geometry, Algebra, Arithmetic. The ACT also includes 4 Trigonometry questions. Dont let it scare you - SOHCAHTOA is all you need. The real scary part of the ACT is 60 multiple choice questions; 60 minutes thats 1 minute per question!Lets Do Some Math!Lets Do Some Math!18.In the figure below, what is the GREATEST number of nonoverlapping regions into which the shaded region can be divided with exactly two straight lines?A.6B.5C.4D.3E.2SAT MathSAT Math18.In the figure below, what is the GREATEST number of nonoverlapping regions into which the shaded region can be divided with exactly two straight lines?A.6B.5C.4D.3E.218.In the figure below, what is the GREATEST number of nonoverlapping regions into which the shaded region can be divided with exactly two straight lines?A.6B.5C.3D.2SAT MathSAT Math18.In the figure below, what is the GREATEST number of nonoverlapping regions into which the shaded region can be divided with exactly two straight lines?A. 6B. 5SAT MathSAT Math18.In the figure below, what is the GREATEST number of nonoverlapping regions into which the shaded region can be divided with exactly two straight lines?B. 5SAT MathSAT MathSAT & ACT Passage Based ReadingSAT & ACT Passage Based Reading These are little, open-book tests. Make sure you go back to the passage and come up with your own answer before looking at the answer choices. On long passages, the questions will appear chronologically. Speed up your search for an answer by knowing where to look!SAT Sentence CompletionsSAT Sentence Completions2. Although the beginning of the campaign was _, later victories _ the initial disappointments.SAT Sentence CompletionsSAT Sentence Completions2. Although the beginning of the campaign was _, later victories _ the initial disappointments.(A) propitious . . nullified(B) unsuccessful . . complicated(C) inauspicious . . eclipsed(D) foreboding . . confirmed(E) unexpected . . magnifiedSAT Sentence CompletionsSAT Sentence Completions2. Although the beginning of the campaign was _, later victories _ the initial disappointments.(B) unsuccessful . . complicated(C) inauspicious . . eclipsed(D) foreboding . . confirmedSAT Sentence CompletionsSAT Sentence Completions2. Although the beginning of the campaign was _, later victories _ the initial disappointments.(C) inauspicious . . eclipsedACT Science ReasoningACT Science ReasoningThink of it as Technical Reading you dont need to be a science whiz!Think of it as Technical Reading you dont need to be a science whiz!Basic understanding of the scientific method will help you out.Not much science knowledge is needed.Reading and understanding charts and graphs.There are 3 types of science questions:There are 3 types of science questions:1.Charts and Graphs: consists only of charts and graphs.2.Experiments : combination of reading text and charts and graphs in the same question.Fighting Scientists : much like the reading section, only reading text, no charts and graphs.This is a GREAT section to work out of order. This is a GREAT section to work out of order. Usually students find charts and graphs easiest of the questions. Usually students find charts and graphs easiest of the questions. Do those first!Do those first!SAT Writing/ACT EnglishSAT Writing/ACT EnglishDont believe your ears. Memorize the rules.Dont believe your ears. Memorize the rules.In the year 1492, Columbus discovered the New World even though he was In the year 1492, Columbus discovered the New World even though he was actually trying to reach India.actually trying to reach India.SAT Writing/ACT EnglishSAT Writing/ACT EnglishEach night, the majority of people goes hungry.Each night, the majority of people goes hungry.The EssaysThe Essays How long do you think your English teacher takes to grade your essays? How long do you think your SAT and/or ACT graders will take to grade your essays?No Joke!No Joke!Essays are graded in approximately 60 secondsThe EssaysThe EssaysSATSATACTACTScored on scale of 1-6 each essay, 2-12 combinedScored on scale of 1-6 each essay, 2-12 combinedNot optionalOptionalFirst section on the testSeparate section, given at the end and is optionalMake a statement and defend itYou MUST consider the opposing viewpointThe biggest difference between the essays the question content!Sample SAT Essay PromptSample SAT Essay PromptA colleague of the great scientist James Watson remarked that Watson was always lounging around, arguing about problems instead of doing experiments. He concluded that There is more than one way of doing good science. It was Watsons form of idleness, the scientist went on to say, that allowed him to solve the greatest of all biological problems: the discovery of the structure of DNA. It is a point worth remembering in a society overly concerned with efficiency.Adapted from John C. Polanyi, Understanding DiscoveryAssignment:Do people accomplish more when they are allowed to do things in their own way? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.Sample ACT Essay PromptSample ACT Essay PromptIn some high schools, many teachers and parents have encouraged the school to adopt a dress code that sets guidelines for what students can wear in the school building. Some teachers and parents support a dress code because they think it will improve the learning environment in the school. Other teachers and parents do not support a dress code because they think it restricts the individual students freedom of expression. In your opinion, should high schools adopt dress codes for students?Essay AcademicsEssay Academics Straight five-paragraph essay:Straight five-paragraph essay: Intro: Take a FIRM stand! “I believe schools should require foreign language because” Explain your view, and why you believe it. Give examples! Body 1: Reason 1 Body 2: Reason 2 Body 3: Reason 3 (ACT only!) Address opposing view, but show your side is better! Conclusion: MUST have! Essays First Impressions CountEssays First Impressions CountUsing the graders to your advantage:1. 1.Length counts. Use those linesLength counts. Use those lines2. 2.Think before you write!Think before you write!3. 3.Neatness will countNeatness will count4. 4.Answer the questionAnswer the question5. 5.ConclusionConclusion6. 6.Triumph of style over substanceTriumph of style over substance7. 7.Keep it simpleKeep it simple8. 8.If you cant spell it, dont use itIf you cant spell it, dont use itPage 50What does The Princeton Review do?We provide a variety of comprehensive prep solutions. Private tutoring Live classes Online classes Books and softwareOur most popular options are our 2 live courses. 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