Unit 1: Test Taking Strategies

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Problem 1: What is the best SAT strategy when you come to a question that baffles you?

Spend the extra time to work through it, no matter how confusing it may be
Put a question mark next to it, and come back to it later
Put a question mark next to it, and fill in a guess answer
Ask the proctor for help

Problem 2: Do the SAT directions ask you to choose the right answer for each question?

Yes
No

Problem 3: Choose two. In the following SAT example question, which two choices should you immediately disregard?

You have just read a passage about the health benefits of diet and exercise. What would be an appropriate title for this passage?
How to eat right, work out, and stay healthy
How to care for your skin
How to establish an exercise regimen and diet plan
Beauty sleep: How much do you need?

Problem 4: If you guess at an answer on the SAT, the probability of losing a point is ______ the probability of gaining a point.

Greater than
Less than
Equal to

Problem 5: What is a big concern if you skip questions on the SAT?

Remaining answers could become out of sequence
Losing points for each blank
You may skip a question that is worth bonus points
If the test proctor notices, you will be asked to leave

Problem 6: What is the best strategy to employ during the SAT to make sure you understand what a questions is asking?

Read each question at least twice.
Read through all the questions on the test first, then go back and answer them.
Circle what you have to solve for in the question.
Re-read the directions for that particular section of the exam.

Problem 7: Match each description of question placement within math question sets on the SAT with a level of difficulty

Last few questions of set 1 2 3

Majority of the set 1 2 3

First few questions of set 1 2 3

(1) Very difficult
(2) Easy
(3) Medium difficulty

Problem 8: Is it safe to assume that a question at the beginning of a reading question set is easy?

Yes
No

Problem 9: In which SAT section will you find questions that give three Roman numeral choices?

Math
Verbal

Problem 10: Which is a good strategy for saving time when taking the SAT?

Do not take breaks when the other students do
Do not waste too much time reading directions
Only skim through the critical reading passages
Answer only the easy questions

Problem 11: Lisa, Jill, and Susan each have their own allowance. Lisa has more money than Susan. Which of the following must be true?

I. Jill has $5.00.
II. Susan has the most money.
III. Lisa has some money.

I only
II only
III only

Problem 12: What kind of SAT question has the directions, "Work the problem and supply your own answer"?

Grid-in
Problem solving
Quantitative deduction
Critical reading

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