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IMPORTANCE OF
STANDARDIZED TEST

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• SAT
• SAT Subject tests
• ACT
• TOEFL
• IELTS
• AP - Advance Placement

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SAT/ACT
#1: Your SAT/ACT Score is how colleges compare you to other applicants from
around the Globe.
#2 : Admissions officers use your SAT/ACT/SAT subject test score to figure out
your existing aptitude/ability, apart from the grades in your transcript.
#3 :The Standardized tests do not camouflage the grades but they compel the
admission officer to give due respect to the existing aptitude that is visible in
the test scores.
#4 : SAT/ACT Give you a second chance to prove your seriousness towards higher
education.

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Colleges are judged by their SAT score ranges, we select
colleges looking at the average SAT/ACT requirement.
Your SAT score will be incorporated into their yearly SAT
statistics.
The higher the range, the more competitive or “better” the
public thinks the school is. Hence, they need it too.

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SUBJECTS TEST
• Are optional for some and mandatory for some.
• But appearing for them you add weightage to your profile.
• When you change your major or select a course option that does not
reflect in your high school transcript the university looks at your SAT
subject test before making a decision.

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TOEFL / IELTS
• Language tests.
• Can give either. But if you are targeting other countries where IELTS is
mandatory for visa. Give IELTS.

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ADVANCE PLACEMENT
• Can be given while in High School or after passing out from High School.
• The scores can be used for:
o Increasing our chances of admission.
o Reflecting aptitude for the subject.
o Credit waivers.

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Last Minute Tips for the SAT

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THE READING TEST
• Test of Comprehension
• 5 passages, 52 questions, 65 minutes
• One Literature passage
• Two Science passages
• Two History/Social Science passages

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➔ Choose the option that matches the main point of the passage
To find the main point, you can use:
◆ ...the title and other information in the blurb
◆ ...the first few and last few lines of the passage
◆ ...the first lines of the paragraphs
➔ Do not eliminate an answer just because you do not understand it
◆ If other answers are wrong, this one must be correct
➔ When in doubt, eliminate what ‘sounds’ more like the passage
◆ Correct answers rarely use the same words as the passage
◆ The College Board paraphrases or replaces specifics with generalities

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THE READING TEST
Use your common sense :)
➔ An absurd, silly, or untrue answer is probably wrong
➔ A milder answer is more likely to be correct than an extreme one
◆ Choose an answer that everybody will agree with
◆ “Something may happen” or “Something will happen”. Which is more likely to be right?
➔ A nicer, politer, more ‘moral’ answer is more likely to be correct
➔ Answers that make comparisons are often wrong
Important: Do easier passages first, difficult passages later
What makes a passage easier or more difficult for you?

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COMMON WRONG ANSWERS IN THE READING TEST
● Totally unrelated
● Could be true - but no evidence in the passage
● True - but no evidence in the passage
● True - but not the answer to the question
● Partly right, partly wrong
● Too specific
● Too general
● Too literal
● Too extreme
● “The passage talks about this ...”

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THE WRITING TEST
● 4 passages, 44 questions, 35 minutes
● Two types of questions

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QUESTIONS VS DIRECT OPTIONS
You must have noticed the difference between the two when you have taken practice tests.
Direct options without any questions:
• Easier to Solve
• Saves Time
Actual Questions!
• Wordy
• Takes time to solve.

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Tyson’s expansive vision for the agency hints at another mission of NASA’s, illuminated in this observation by
Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell: “You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an
intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it.” 10 With world
population topping seven billion, humanity is in need of some perspective. 11 Therefore, we should continue to
support NASA not only for practical reasons but also because it is a necessary vehicle for increasing our
awareness of how we can fulfil our responsibilities to the planet and each other.
10. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence.
In addition, NASA has facilities in Washington, DC, Florida, Texas, California, and other states.
Should the writer make this addition here?
A. Yes, because …
B. Yes, because …
C. No, because it undermines the passage’s claim about the economic benefits of NASA’s work.
D. No, because it blurs the paragraph’s focus by introducing information that does not support the
paragraph’s claim about the importance of NASA’s work.

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During 29 their early years, the movement also focused on the value of 30 spending lots of
time with friends and family during long meals.
29 A) NO CHANGE
B) there
C) its
D) it’s
30. A) NO CHANGE
B) leisurely meals with friends and family.
C) eating slowly and in the company of loved ones such as friends and family.
D) joining friends as well as family for time-consuming meals

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THE WRITING TEST
➔ Choose what goes with the tone and theme of the passage
➔ PLUG-AND-PLAY: choose the option that fits the sentence
➔ If three options are the same and one is different, choose the one that is different
➔ If four options mean the same thing, choose the shortest
➔ Wordier Question: more time-consuming
➔ When there is a question, choose according to what question asks

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THE WRITING TEST
➔ “Should the author add this line?”
When in doubt… Choose NO, BECAUSE IT DOESN’T FIT
➔ If your are confused and one option is DELETE: choose DELETE
➔ If it makes no sense, it is probably wrong
➔ Go by instinct: if it sounds weird, it is probably wrong
➔ Choose the shortest
➔ Choose the clearest
● POE: First eliminate what is certainly wrong
● Focus on what you understand. Ignore the rest

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MATHS
• No calculator – 15 MCQ, 5 GRID-IN, 25 minutes
• With calculator – 30 MCQ, 8 GRID-IN, 55 minutes
• TOTAL – 58 questions in 80 minutes

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MATHS
➔ Scratch out the irrelevant stuff, underline what you need to find
➔ Use logic
➔ Keep eliminating what cannot be the answer
➔ Using the answers is often quicker than solving the problem
Solve only when necessary
➔ Use round numbers and shortcuts
➔ Use the visuals
➔ Some answers are too obvious to be correct, esp. in difficult
questions
➔ Anticipate traps

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MATHS

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MATHS

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MATHS

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Build Test-Taking Temperament
Strong test takers have a positive approach

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GUESS!
● When you have no idea what a question is asking or how to start
...make a blind guess and move on
● When you know that a question will take too long
● When a topic or question type confuses you
● When you have already spent too long on a question
...don’t waste even more time!

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Blind Guesses vs Educated Guesses
There is a time and place for both
● An educated guess uses some logic or understanding
● You eliminate at least some incorrect answer choices
Guessing isn’t so different from solving
Obviously, educated guesses are better
Blind Guess 25%
That’s solving by
Elimination!!!
Eliminate One Wrong Answer 33%
Eliminate Two Wrong Answers 50%
Eliminate Three Wrong Answers 100% ✔
Is that
even a guess?

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EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT IS THE KEY
EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT IS THE KEY
• SAT is a 3 hour 50 minutes test
• Your score depends on your ATTEMPT and ACCURACY
• If you sprint or run too fast – Accuracy will be affected
• If you trot or are too slow – Attempt will be affected

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ACCURACY
Passage 1 Passage 2 Passage 3 Passage 4 Passage 5 TOTAL
Questions 10 11 10 10 11 52
Correct 6 6 4 6 5 27
Test Taker 1 did all the questions
Reading Score: ~25
Passage 1 Passage 2 Passage 3 Passage 4 Passage 5 TOTAL
Questions 10 11 10 10 11 52
Correct 8 10 2 (Guess) 10 8 38
Test Taker 2 did only 42 questions
Reading Score: ~31
Accuracy is More Important Than Speed

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