psae/act “special” drills mr. massie & mr. gibson room 213

PSAE/ACT “Special” Drills

Mr. Massie & Mr. GibsonRoom 213

PSAE/ACT “Special Drills”Practice No. 1

November 03, 2011

• How many questions are there in the ACT – Science test?

As a quick refresher…

… regarding questions ?


November 03, 2011

• The number of questions in the ACT – Science test.


40


November 03, 2011

• How many minutes do you have to answer those 40 questions in the ACT Science test?


?


November 03, 2011

• The number of minutes you have to answer those 40 questions in the ACT Science test.


35


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• And how many different types of questions are asked on the ACT Science test?


… regarding types of questions. ?


November 03, 2011

• There are this many different types of questions asked on the ACT Science test.


•Data Representation;

•Conflicting View-points;

•Research Summary

3


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• Next to last; how many different “passages” – that contain the 40 questions on the ACT Science test – are there?


… regarding number of passages (or stories). ?


November 03, 2011

• The number of different “passages” on the ACT Science test.


7


November 03, 2011

• And lastly; the maximum number of “passages” – that can be presented in each of the four areas or disciplines of science on the ACT Science test -- is?


… regarding stories within each of the four disciplines of science tested: • Earth & Space • Chemistry• Biology• Physics

?


November 03, 2011

• The maximum number of “passages” – presented in each of the four areas or disciplines of science on the ACT Science test.As a quick refresher…

… regarding stories within each of the four disciplines of science tested: • Earth & Space • Chemistry• Biology• Physics

2 Maximum

(meaning one of the four only gets 1

passage)


November 03, 2011

DATA REPRESENTATION

• So let’s get started!You can recognize this

type or “flavor” problem by its features –or- what it

has:• there are 1 or more tables


November 03, 2011

DATA REPRESENTATION

• So let’s get started!You can recognize this

type or “flavor” problem by the facts:

• there are 1 or more tables;• there are 1 or more graphs;


November 03, 2011

DATA REPRESENTATION

• So let’s get started!

You can recognize this type or “flavor” problem

by the facts:• there are 1 or more tables;• there are 1 or more graphs;• there could be a combination of graphs & tables


November 03, 2011

DATA REPRESENTATION

• So let’s get started!You can also recognize

this type or “flavor” problem by its features –

or- what it does NOT have:

• no mention of two or more “scientists”, “theories”, “experiments”, et cetera…


November 03, 2011

DATA REPRESENTATION

• So let’s get started!

You can also recognize this type or “flavor”

problem by its features –or- what it does NOT

have:• no mention of two or more “scientists”, “theories”, “experiments”, et cetera…• no “conclusion” stated or given in the passage.


November 03, 2011

DATA REPRESENTATION

• On pages 328 – 341

•Passages I – VII

• Given what we have learned so far about Data Representation…

.Which are DR type passages…?

I II III IV V VI VII

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