PSAT Information

Sign up for the PSAT test in the LSN Guidance Office!
Test date is: October 14th, during the ALL-SCHOOL TESTING DATE

Here are some informational links on PSAT and National Merit:

How to Become a National Merit Semifinalist

PSAT SITE

Content area links can be found on the RIGHT >

Come see me during Bronco Time for extra help or if you have questions! -LC

Review the STANDARDS!

This may sound crazy.. but this is critical when understanding the ACT test! Look over the College and Career Readiness Standards! These are the SKILLS that the ACT will be testing!Think about the learning targets that your teachers put on their boards! The quicker you can identify WHAT TYPE of question you are being asked, the quicker you can identify the correct answer! This will also help you determine the patterns in the questions that you are MISSING! Are you missing every homonym question? This is a usage convention! Once you determine your pattern... you can work to fix the problem!

Look under the links on your right for the ACT College and Career Readiness Standards to see what this test is all about!!

ACT Science Test

More assistance in attacking the science portion of the ACT- How to read the ACT Science

ACT Science Types of Questions

How to Map a Passage on the Science Test

How to answer questions on Opinions and Conflicting Viewpoints

ACT Math

The question types on the Math section (60 questions) are:

Pre-Algebra: 14 questions (23% of test)

Elementary Algebra: 10 questions (17%)

Intermediate Algebra: 9 questions (15%)

Coordinate Geometry: 9 (15%)

Plane Geometry: 14 (23%)

Trigonometry 4 (7%)

Knowing this breakdown can help you target your content study.

ACT Math questions are numbered by difficulty. 1 (easiest)- 60 (hardest)

TIP: Circle the actual question when reading the math question!!

Test writers are expecting you, as high school kids, to not read the question accurately.

BACKSOLVING: Backsolving video

Math Strategies Video- Basic Math Strategies- Must know!

Math Strategies Video- Using the Answers

Math Equations (MEMORIZE): Math Equations

USA TEST PREP

Here is the link to USA TEST PREP... USA TEST PREP LINK
Sign in and click on ACT tab.
Here you can work on specific subject tests... and if you scroll down further... you can work on individual SKILLS!

THIS IS A FANTASTIC RESOURCE! USE IT! 

ACT Subject Testing Tips!! English and Math

English: 
One of the major skills that is addressed by the English test is Subject-Verb agreement.
Remember the following-
1. Subject and verb must agree in NUMBER, singular or plural
2. To find the subject, ask: Who is performing the action of the verb.
3. Ignore interrupting phrases and prepositional phrases.
4. One verb can have multiple subjects; one subject can have multiple verbs.

Try the following questions.

MATH: 
The question types on the Math section (60 questions) are:
Pre-Algebra: 14 questions (23% of test)
Elementary Algebra: 10 questions (17%)
Intermediate Algebra: 9 questions (15%)
Coordinate Geometry: 9 (15%)
Plane Geometry: 14 (23%)
Trigonometry 4 (7%)

Knowing this breakdown can help you target your content study.
ACT Math questions are numbered by difficulty. 1 (easiest)- 60 (hardest)

TIP: Circle the actual question when reading the math question!!
Test writers are expecting you, as high school kids, to not read the question accurately.

Here are some questions on Plane Geometry:

Above information is from The Book of Knowledge- A List 2013 Edition

Upcoming ACT Prep Classes and ACT Test Dates

TEST PREP DATES:
If you are interested in taking this course, please sign up with Ms. Meuschke in the Guidance office! Bring three #2 pencils and a calculator to class. 

1/28- 5:00-9:00 PM at LSN Lecture Hall
1/29- 5:00-7:30 PM at LSN Lecture Hall
2/4-   5:00-7:30 PM at LSN Lecture Hall
2/5-   5:00-9:00 PM at LSN Lecture Hall
2/7-   ACT Test

4/7- 2:45-7:00 PM
4/9- 2:45-5:00 PM
4/14- 2:45-5:00 PM
4/16- 2:45-7:00 PM
4/18- ACT Test

Look also for sessions offered during Bronco Time!