ACT Prep Science Exam 44 Questions with Verified Answers
... - CORRECT ANSWER The science reasoning test is really a reading test about science
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... [Show More] - CORRECT ANSWER You don not need to know how to read graphs and charts
... - CORRECT ANSWER understand experiments and how to distinguish between two different points of view
... - CORRECT ANSWER There are three sections with three paragraphs and have several questions in each question
... - CORRECT ANSWER They are experiments, fighting scientists and charts and graphs
Expirement passages - CORRECT ANSWER usually contains an introductory paragraph and always have 3 passages with 6 questions each that describe the procedures in each
Scientifc method - CORRECT ANSWER Is a another name for the steps an investigator takes in conducting a study
Step 1 - CORRECT ANSWER identify the research objective
... - CORRECT ANSWER The objective is a statement that tells you the purpose of the study
... - CORRECT ANSWER There will always be an objective on the ACT test
Procedure - CORRECT ANSWER the procedure is a somewhat detailed, step-by-step description of how the experiment is conducted
... - CORRECT ANSWER Follow the procedure and identify what the researcher is changing from experiment to experiment
... - CORRECT ANSWER What is being changed is usually what the questions will relate to
... - CORRECT ANSWER take notes on each of the experiment identifying what changed from on to the next
Objectives - CORRECT ANSWER The objective is usually found in the beginning or at the end of the introductory paragraph
... - CORRECT ANSWER Underline it like the main idea
... - CORRECT ANSWER Identify the objective will allow you to be focused throughout your reading of the passage
... - CORRECT ANSWER Make certain you understand the objective
Controls - CORRECT ANSWER Are simply standard of comparisons
... - CORRECT ANSWER A control is a variable that remains constant thorough t the study
... - CORRECT ANSWER Controls enable the investigator to be certain that the outcome of the study occurs because of the changes in the independent variable
Assumptions - CORRECT ANSWER Know how to identify assumptions
... - CORRECT ANSWER This is another common "Look It Up" on the Science Reasoning Test
... - CORRECT ANSWER You might be asked to identify the assumption in the argument
... - CORRECT ANSWER An assumption is knowledge that everyone takes for granted or knows. For example, when I drive to work on the highway
Step 2 at Each Question & Identify Its Type - CORRECT ANSWER Scan each passage and decide which category it belongs
Understanding question - CORRECT ANSWER An an understanding question will ask you to understand some information in the paragraph that has been paraphrased in the answers. Similar to writing in your own words
... - CORRECT ANSWER You also will be asked to focus on a specific sentence
Generalizations are What if Questions - CORRECT ANSWER These questions have you look at the bug picture.
... - CORRECT ANSWER How events described in the passage are related to things not in the passage
... - CORRECT ANSWER Make predictions or to understand how things affect other things
Analysis- Why Questions - CORRECT ANSWER Analysis questions are why questions.
... - CORRECT ANSWER You will be asked o compare different parts or the relationships between pieces of the passage
... - CORRECT ANSWER The questions require you to integrate tow or more pieces of information
Fighting Scientists Passages - CORRECT ANSWER Fighting scientists passages are passages where two scientist are giving their points of view and they are not the same
... - CORRECT ANSWER Opposing viewpoints kid of situations are featured in these passages
... - CORRECT ANSWER They have 7 questions & 2 points of view
... - CORRECT ANSWER Questions include paraphrasing specific parts of one sentence, paragraph, or graph
Step 1 Scan the passage - CORRECT ANSWER Underline the main idea & key points
... - CORRECT ANSWER Abbreviate/write in your own words
Charts & Graphs - CORRECT ANSWER Always have 3 passages with 5 question. Interpret the information that is presented in each graph or chart
Identifying variables - CORRECT ANSWER There will be two or more variables that important in the passage and identify the relationship between them
Independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER Is what is changed in the experiment
Dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER is the outcome of the independent variable [Show Less]