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Pleasant Gr=
ove
Missionary Baptist
Church
Preparing for the SAT and other Standardized College Entrance Exams
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&se=
ct;What is a Standardized Test?
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§Why
are Standardized Tests Used for College Entrance?
§What
is the difference between the ACT and SAT?
&se=
ct;What is the SAT “in a
Nutshell”?
§How
Can a Student Adequately Prepare for the SAT?
&se=
ct;Questions and Answers
What is a Standardized Test?
§A
test designed to assess a large number of students
ØAll students answer the same number of <=
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<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>ØAll students answer questions of equal
difficulty
ØAll students receive the same amount of time to=
take the test
ØAlthough many versions of the standardized test=
may be administered, all students are taking virtually “the same” test
Why Are Standa=
rdized
Tests Used f=
or
College Entrance?
<=
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style=3D'font-size:78%;text-shadow:auto'>§To
provide a “level playing field”
<=
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style=3D'font-size:89%;text-shadow:auto'>ØRemoves the differences in result=
s due
to:
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style=3D'font-size:104%;text-shadow:auto'>oDifferent schools or school systems
<=
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style=3D'font-size:104%;text-shadow:auto'>oDifferent instructors
<=
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style=3D'font-size:104%;text-shadow:auto'>oDifferent material
<=
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style=3D'font-size:104%;text-shadow:auto'>oDifferent assessment timings
<=
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style=3D'font-size:104%;text-shadow:auto'>oDifferent assessment levels of difficulty
§Provides an “equal
comparison” because of an “equal assessment”
ØAllows
colleges and universities the ability to compare a large number of students in a n=
early
“apples to apples” comparison scenario
What is the
Difference Between the ACT and the SAT?
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style=3D'font-size:50%;text-shadow:auto'>§ACT
<=
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style=3D'font-size:57%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Purpose
<=
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style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•To assess knowledge from subjects taken in high
school
<=
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style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•To measure achievement
<=
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style=3D'font-size:57%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Subjects
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style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•English (45 minutes, 75 questions with 4 answer choi=
ces
each)
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style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•Math (60 minutes, 60 questions with 5 answer choices
each)
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span
style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•Reading (35 minutes, 40 questions with 4 answer choi=
ces
each)
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style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•Scientific Reasoning (35 minutes, 40 questions with 4
answer choices each)
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style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•Essay [optional] (30 minutes, 1 prompt question)
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;
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style=3D'font-size:57%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Question Types
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style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•Multiple Choice (4 answer choices, except Math [5 an=
swer
choices])
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style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•Essay Prompt
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style=3D'font-size:57%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Timing
<=
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style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•3 hours (without essay)
<=
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style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•3 ½ hours (with essay)
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style=3D'font-size:57%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Scoring
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style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•Score Range: 1 – 36 per subject
<=
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style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•Combined Score Range: 1 – 36 overall
<=
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style=3D'font-size:67%;text-shadow:auto'>•Incorrect answers do not deduct points from the score
What is the
Difference Between the ACT and the SAT (continued)?
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style=3D'font-size:56%;text-shadow:auto'>§SAT
<=
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style=3D'font-size:64%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Purpose
<=
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style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>•To assess a student’s ability to reason out the
correct answer
<=
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style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>•To measure reasoning ability
<=
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style=3D'font-size:64%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Subjects
<=
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style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>•Writing (3 sections, 60 minutes, 49 questions plus 1
essay prompt)
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style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>•Critical Reading (3 sections, 70 minutes, 67
questions)
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>•Math (3 sections, 70 minutes, 54 questions)
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style=3D'font-size:64%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Question Types
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style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>•Essay Prompt
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style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>•Multiple Choice (5 answer choices)
<=
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style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>•Student Produced Response (Grid-In)
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style=3D'font-size:64%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Timing
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style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>•3 hours, 45 minutes
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style=3D'font-size:64%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Scoring
<=
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style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>•200 – 800 per subject
<=
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style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>•600 – 2,400 combined score
<=
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style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>•Incorrect answers deduct points from the score
What is the SAT “in a Nutshell”?
§Topics in SAT Writing
Ø Essay
Ø Best Sentence Phrasing
=
Ø Sentence Error Identification
=
Ø Best Paragraph Phrasing
What is the SAT “in a
Nutshell” (continued)?
§Topics in SAT Critical Reading
Ø Sentence Completion
Ø Passage-Based Reading
What is the SAT “in a
Nutshell” (continued)?
§Topics in SAT Math
Ø Numbers and Operations
=
Ø Algebra and Functions
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Ø Geometry and Measurement
Ø Data Analysis, Statistics, and
Probability
What is the SAT “in a
Nutshell” (continued)?
&se=
ct;SAT Scoring Details
Ø Scores occur by subject
• Writing (200 –
800)
• Critical Reading (200
– 800)
• Math (200 – 800)=
Ø Combined score
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• The sum of the scores =
for
each subject
• 600 – 2,400
What is the SAT “in a
Nutshell” (continued)?
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style=3D'font-size:63%;text-shadow:auto'>§Special
Scoring Considerations
ØPrior
to beginning the SAT, every student starts with a “scaled” score of 600
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style=3D'font-size:83%;text-shadow:auto'>• 200 for
Writing
<=
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style=3D'font-size:83%;text-shadow:auto'>• 200 for
Critical Reading
<=
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style=3D'font-size:83%;text-shadow:auto'>• 200 for
Math
ØAs
students answer questions correctly for each subject, 1 point is added to the “raw”
score
ØAs
students answer questions incorrectly for each subject, ¼ point is deducted from the “raw&#=
8221;
score
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style=3D'font-size:83%;text-shadow:auto'>•Student Produced Response questions do not lose points
ØIf
a student leaves a question blank, no points are added and no points are deducted from the
“raw” score
ØWhen
the test is graded, the “raw” score is converted to a scaled <=
/span>score (per subject) between 200 a=
nd
800
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style=3D'font-size:71%;text-shadow:auto'>ØThe Combined Score is the sum of =
the
three subject scaled scores
What is the SAT “in a
Nutshell” (continued)?
<=
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style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>§What
is a respectable SAT score for college entrance?
ØStudents
should strive for a =
minimum combined score of =
1,500
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>• 500 for Writing
=
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>• 500 for Critical Reading
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>• 500 for Math
ØWhen
a student answers half the questions correctly for a subject, the student will recei=
ve a
score of about 500 for that subject
ØA
score of less than 500 for a subject raises a “red flag” that the student is weak in that
subject
ØA
score greater than 500 for a subject indicates that a student is either competent or st=
rong
in that subject
What is the SAT “in a
Nutshell” (continued)?
§How can a student obtain a score =
in the
1,800 – 2,100 range on the SAT?
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>Ø A=
nswer
most of the questions on the test
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>Ø G=
et most
of the questions answered correct
<=
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style=3D'font-size:88%;text-shadow:auto'>§Answering
easy, medium, and difficult questions
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>Ø G=
et most
(if not all) easy questions correct
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>Ø G=
et most
medium questions correct
<=
span
style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>Ø G=
et
some/many difficult questions correct
How Can a Student
Adequately P=
repare
for the SAT?
<=
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style=3D'font-size:69%;text-shadow:auto'>§Learn
the “fundamentals”
<=
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style=3D'font-size:79%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Writing
<=
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style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Grammar fundamentals
<=
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style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Expressing ideas on paper
<=
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style=3D'font-size:79%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Critical Reading
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Expand vocabulary
<=
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style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Learn how sentences are put together
•<=
/span>Learn how to pick out the importa=
nt
parts of a passage and the critical portions of a question about that passage
<=
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style=3D'font-size:79%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Math
<=
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style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Multiplication and division facts
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style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Fundamental exponents and roots
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style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Divisibility Rules (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10)&=
#13;
<=
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style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Fraction, decimal, and percentage equivalents=
How Can a Student
Adequately Pr=
epare
for the SAT (continued)?
<=
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style=3D'font-size:69%;text-shadow:auto'>§Learn
the proper “strategies”
<=
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style=3D'font-size:79%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Process of Elimination
=
•<=
/span>A student does not necessarily ha=
ve to
know the correct answer (in advance) to answer a multiple choice question correctly
•<=
/span>Knowing what the answer “is
not” can lead to the correct answer
<=
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style=3D'font-size:79%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Using the Answer Choices provided&=
#13;
•<=
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tions
(especially difficult one), students can use the answer choices provided to see which one works&#=
13;
<=
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style=3D'font-size:79%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Substituting numbers for
“abstract” descriptions
<=
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style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•People think numerically
•<=
/span>Instead of “John will be x =
years
old in 10 years from now”, assign an actual age to John; then simply add 10 to that=
age to account for John’s a=
ge
“in 10 years from now”
What Students =
Need
To Know For T=
he SAT
<=
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style=3D'font-size:75%;text-shadow:auto'>§SAT
Writing
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:86%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Grammar Fundamentals
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>•Subject=
-Verb
Agreement
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>•Pronoun
Usage
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>•Active =
vs.
Passive Sentences and Phrases
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>•Parallel
Sentence Elements
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>•Require=
d Word
Combinations
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>•Proper
Comparisons
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>•Preposi=
tion
Usage
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>•Verb Te=
nse
Recognition
<=
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style=3D'text-shadow:auto'>•Proper =
Verb
Form Usage
What Students =
Need
To Know For T=
he SAT
(continued)
<=
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style=3D'font-size:69%;text-shadow:auto'>§SAT
Writing (continued)
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:79%;text-shadow:auto'>Ø Determine the best phrasing within
sentences
<=
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style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Recognize clear, effective, accurate sentences
<=
/span>
<=
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style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Apply grammar fundamentals
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Eliminate passive sentences and phrases
<=
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<=
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style=3D'font-size:79%;text-shadow:auto'>ØIdentify sentence errors
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Determine violations of grammar fundamentals
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Recognize clear, effective, accurate sentences
<=
/span>
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:79%;text-shadow:auto'>ØDetermine the best phrasing within
paragraphs
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Illustrate the ability to improve a draft of a short
paragraph
<=
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style=3D'font-size:92%;text-shadow:auto'>•Determine violations of grammar fundamentals
<=
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