ACT Prep TEST(solved and rated A+)

ACT Prep TEST(solved and rated A+) if there are variables in the question and variables in the answer... Correct Answer: choose a number (not -2,-1,0,1,2), solve the situation with that number as the variable, and use the same number applied to the original situation to the answer choices and choose the answer that matches. monomial Correct Answer: a term used got refer to a number or number and variables (one term) Reading Path Correct Answer: Step 2: choose any question complete them out of order Step 3: read the question Step 4: strike through any words that suggest ambiguity Step 5: restate the question if needed Step 6: find the restatement in the text -read 1 line above 1 line below location of restatement Step 7: use yes or no to eliminate wrong answer choices Step 8: confirm restatement matches answer choice Math Path Correct Answer: Step 1: take the test out of order Step 2: read the question Step 3: read the answer choices Step 4: diagram Step 5: answer the question Step 6: check your answer Paragraph Improvement Correct Answer: - a sentence should be added if it contributes relevant ideas - the sentence cannot repeat the idea Em dash Correct Answer: interjections, serves same purpose as a comma sandwhich 4 Comma Rules Correct Answer: 1. a comma sandwich 2. list: must always keep the same structure, ends with a comma. 3. a comma followed by a fanboys (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) 4. to connect a dependent claus with an independent claus idiomatic phrases Correct Answer: -not only... but also -either... or -neither... nor -capable of -for all their talk -in so doing, -From then (If Panama were freed from then president. Referring to the past president that is no longer president) Semi-Colon Correct Answer: - separates two independent claus's without fanboys - also separates lists of categories Science Path Correct Answer: Step 1: read the question Step 2: glance/scan the answer choices Step 3: Go where the question tells you to find the answer Step 4: find the answer and match it w the correct answer choice -dont forget the blurbs -bubble after done w whole page Verbs Correct Answer: the tense of a verb in a sentence needs to agree w other verbs nearby unless its separated by claus. Period of a function Correct Answer: the distance from crest to crest or x axis point to next x axis point on a wave graph. area of a circle Correct Answer: pie r squared circumference of a circle Correct Answer: diameter pie area of a sector of a circle Correct Answer: 1st: find area of circle 2nd: divide angle by 360 3rd: multiply quotient by area of the circle Pythagorean triplets Correct Answer: 3,4,5 5,12,13 7,24,25 8,15,17 and all there multiples Triangle inequality theorem Correct Answer: the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the lengths of the third side -ness Correct Answer: Means the essence of something. Always makes the word its attached to a noun. English Problems Correct Answer: Read the directions Test for comma sandwich noun and pronoun cannot be besides each other you can only fix things that are underlined look for prepositional phrase What does sensory mean? Correct Answer: engages at least one of the five senses Never make up commas Correct Answer: use the comma rules Horizontal asymptote formula (DONT NEED) Correct Answer: The value that the Y is approaching but can not reach. One way to find is by using table on calculator or going to graph. What happens when two answer choices are incredibly similar? Correct Answer: They cancel each other out Area of a parallelogram Correct Answer: base times height What are the slopes of two lines that are parallel, perpendicular, or all real numbers Correct Answer: same slope, negative reciprocal, same slope same y intercept Always look for 3 no's and 1 yes Correct Answer: just do it! When you encounter a style/tone question on the reading or english test, what do you do? Correct Answer: read 1st line and last line of the designated section Would of and could of are... Correct Answer: not words, its would have and could have An independent claus can go before a dependent claus Correct Answer: true What do u do if you encounter confusing words? Correct Answer: get rid of the confusing words and don't try to understand The test will always give you enough information Correct Answer: YES when dealing with a capital NOT question or LEAST question... Correct Answer: cross out the word not/least and find 3 yes's and 1 no (your answer) Reading Notes Correct Answer: read the question (don't make up what it says) make sure the answer address the entire question and not just part of the question read 1 line above and 1 below Do not interpret English Notes Correct Answer: Math Tip Correct Answer: When in doubt use a triangle or circle 30 60 90 ratios Correct Answer: x xroot3 and 2x 45 45 90 Correct Answer: x x and xroot2 midpoint formula Correct Answer: (x1+x2)/2 , (y1+y2)/2 trapezoid area formula Correct Answer: (base 1+base 2/2)h i pattern Correct Answer: i=root-1 i^2=-1 i^3=-1root-1 i^4=1 repeats Math notes Correct Answer: use algebra sparingly identify your terms use ratios of right triangles varies directly Correct Answer: y=kx varies inversely Correct Answer: xy=k