Miscellanenous Concepts Flashcards
What are some of the things you should not do when approaching a test word problem?
When solving long, challenging word problems, you should not:
Read the first sentence and start solving the problem
Write an equation without thinking the problem through
you could have solved the problem correctly but didn’t read the instructions carefully. Why?
The last step in the successful solution process is to evaluate the answer against the question.
What are some of the characteristics of a successful problem solver?
Good problem solvers are confident that they can solve most problems and persistant in doing so.
They are able to:
Identify key information and ignore extraneous information
Look at the problem from different angles
Recognize hidden traps
Use logic and follow a step-by-step method
Recognize the relationships and identify patterns
Try different strategies
As you may know, questions on the SAT range in difficulty from easy to hard. Easy questions are found in the beginning of each section.
Are all questions worth the same?
Yes, each correct answer gets you one point regardless of the level of difficulty of the question
How is each math section set up in terms of difficulty of the questions?
Math questions get more difficult as each section progresses.
Beware of this fact! You may think all questions are easy after nailing the first few. Don’t rush and don’t get overconfident. It may lead to making careless mistakes.
The math problems will get harder and will have traps towards the middle of the section.
Total questions in the SAT
167
How long is the first break and when does it happen?
10 minutes after the reading section
How long is the SAT in total time?
3 hours 15 minutes
How long do you have to answer how many questions in the Reading portion?
65 minutes for 65 questions
How long do you have to answer how many questions in the Writing and Language portion?
35 minutes for 44 questions
How long do you have to answer how many questions in the Math (no calculator) portion?
25 minutes for 20 questions
How long do you have to answer how many questions in the Math (with calculator) portion?
55 minutes for 38 questions
Median with odd amount of numbers
Number in the middle
Median with even amount of numbers
Average of the two numbers in the middle
How do you get median?
Order from smallest to largest take the middle number. Remember you not always have to order the entire group sometimes you get to the answer by ordering up to the middle.
