As this school year comes to a close, many students will want to forget about school and focus on enjoying summer but this might be the perfect time for rising juniors and seniors to start studying for their standardized tests. Here are a few tips to remember during your SAT tests. Rule number one is that there is only one correct answer. So therefore a good strategy for any test would be the process of elimination. Rule number two is to try predicting the answer to the question before reading the answer choices. If you come up with your own answer first you'll be less influenced by the wrong or "trick" answers. Rule number three is to find a passage reading strategy that suits you best. Some methods are to skim the passage first, get a general idea of the story then answer the main idea questions first before going back for details. Another method would be to read your questions first then go back and find the answers. Lastly rule number four and probably the most important is to double check your work!
Now onto the ACT test; for the English section be sure to choose the most concise answer given, read the paragraphs first and be weary of the "no change" answers on the grammar correction part. For the math section make sure to pay attention to the diagrams and plug your answers back into the equations to see which one is correct. Next for the science section do the conflicting viewpoints section last! It's the most time consuming and hardest part of the test. The next tip for science would be to use the visuals they give you. Lastly, if you plan on taking the essay part make sure your introduction and conclusion paragraphs stand out. The graders will most likely be paying attention to your intro and conclusion paragraphs as well as your body paragraphs topic sentences more closely.
-Ania White
Now onto the ACT test; for the English section be sure to choose the most concise answer given, read the paragraphs first and be weary of the "no change" answers on the grammar correction part. For the math section make sure to pay attention to the diagrams and plug your answers back into the equations to see which one is correct. Next for the science section do the conflicting viewpoints section last! It's the most time consuming and hardest part of the test. The next tip for science would be to use the visuals they give you. Lastly, if you plan on taking the essay part make sure your introduction and conclusion paragraphs stand out. The graders will most likely be paying attention to your intro and conclusion paragraphs as well as your body paragraphs topic sentences more closely.
-Ania White